as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
with the help of either movie magic or makeup, the actress appeared to be the spitting image of the queen
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Recent Examples of spitting image
The duo attended the Carolina Herrera runway show in chic ensembles, with Willow looking the spitting image of her mom.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The couple's eldest child, Levi, who is the spitting image of his father, looked on while his father got to work.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
Among all of the stars on the red carpet were two lucky celebrity doppelgängers who made waves at lookalike contests earlier this year: Miles Mitchell, who is the spitting image of A Complete Unknown star Timothée Chalamet, and Maxwell Braunstein, a mirror of Hit Man actor Glen Powell.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Princess Charlotte looked the spitting image of her mother, also wearing a Christmassy red coat.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The couple's eldest child, Levi, who is the spitting image of his father, looked on while his father got to work.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
Among all of the stars on the red carpet were two lucky celebrity doppelgängers who made waves at lookalike contests earlier this year: Miles Mitchell, who is the spitting image of A Complete Unknown star Timothée Chalamet, and Maxwell Braunstein, a mirror of Hit Man actor Glen Powell.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Princess Charlotte looked the spitting image of her mother, also wearing a Christmassy red coat.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting image
Noun
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Check out images of the iconic statue over the years.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
29 July 2025
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Unlike the Soviets, who attempted to dictate public perceptions by manically managing the images of their exploits, NASA made the risky decision to allow its project to unfurl on live television.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Emerging tools like supply-chain AI and digital twins offer even greater foresight.—
Ming-Chien Chyu,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Oleksy, 39, tells PEOPLE that Hulk, who had a strained relationship with Brooke, 37, did not show interest in the couple's twins Oliver Andrew and Molly Gene after they were born in January.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In one extreme case, SAFE even designed a private replica of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit—complete with harbor and tunnel—for a client’s children to race 100+ mph electric karts underground.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 July 2025
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Between historical buildings, replica buildings, and museum exhibits, there are dozens of access points into the past at Manatee Village Historical Park.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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Earnings Insights By Sector Positive earnings surprises from the technology, consumer discretionary, and communication services sectors were the most significant contributors to the improved earnings picture last week.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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As for the basics of a great TV setup — each of these TVs promise superior picture quality.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The clone, generated by the AI startup SkipClass, is trained on hundreds of hours of Rubin’s material.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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You may be asked to apply for the role on a clone website that looks quite similar to the company that’s supposedly recruiting you.—
Justin Sablich,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Zsa-zsa could be any flawed great man of our time, or our own mirror image.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 May 2025
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But don’t lose sight of the statement Schoen and Daboll are trying to make with an offense that is practically a mirror image of last year’s lackluster group: Jones, the quarterback, was the problem.—
Pat Leonard,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
Noun
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There’s also a portrait of an adult Dolly in the lobby on the opposite side of the lobby.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The ever-changing portraits on display in the Sun Room communicated this idea without any words of translation.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Regarding the duplicates, Mawari said that many Arab American and Muslim residents in Dearborn have similar names, even within families, and so many of the duplicates may actually be different people.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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This means updating any missing or incomplete data and removing duplicates.—
Nikolaus Kimla,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Spitting image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20image. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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