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 pair are spitting images of each other at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
These sneakers are the spitting image of a $895 Chloé pair Oprah has been spotted wearing multiple times.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Speaking of Luke jerking off, the funniest part of the whole episode is when Lala tells Kristen and Luke that her mother says that her new daughter, Sosa (which looks less like a name than a typo), is the spitting image of Luke.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Gaia looked like the spitting image of her mom as the two smiled for photos together.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
These sneakers are the spitting image of a $895 Chloé pair Oprah has been spotted wearing multiple times.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Speaking of Luke jerking off, the funniest part of the whole episode is when Lala tells Kristen and Luke that her mother says that her new daughter, Sosa (which looks less like a name than a typo), is the spitting image of Luke.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
Gaia looked like the spitting image of her mom as the two smiled for photos together.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting image
Noun
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Alpencamper View gallery - 13 images Most bicycle campers just tow, but there are some that flip, that drop, that pitch and that straight blow up.—
C.C. Weiss
May 01,
New Atlas,
1 May 2026
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However, the image of the Indigenous man is still featured around the campus, including in a large mural in the gym.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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David Palmer, in his first year as South Elgin’s coach, knew the twins were his type of players early on after taking over.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Wildlife officials say aoudad reproduce far more quickly, often producing twins twice a year.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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For an all-important sit-down dinner set inside Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper Museum, a team of Italian scenic painters—led by a woman who manages backdrops for an opera in Rome—built and painted a replica on a local soundstage that was about ¾ the size of the original.—
Mara Reinstein,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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This 24-pack of Harry Potter Chocolate Frogs is a near-exact replica of the chocolate frog Ron ate with Harry on their first train ride to Hogwarts in The Sorcerer’s Stone.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
1 May 2026
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Somehow, the word, in its double-pronged definition, gets to the heart of these pictures, and perhaps is the key to understanding Hurst himself.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Nearly three years after their arrests, prosecutors abruptly brought Bryant into their picture of the killing.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Other characters the writer co-created during this time are the supervillain Jackal and Parker’s clone Ben Reilly.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Other companies have already deployed AI clones of their leaders in a similar fashion to Customers Bank.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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But this looked like a mirror image of Game 1.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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MacDowell and Margaret were a mirror image of each other at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Carly will modify her design according to the needs of future exhibitions, which include shows with Karen Kilimnik and Joseph Geagan; the latter’s will incorporate portraits of members of the Vegas scene, Carly among them.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Through simple text and brilliant animal illustrations reminiscent of Eric Carle’s finest, Caldecott honoree Christian Robinson presents a lovely and nuanced portrait of dads across the animal kingdom, from lions to seahorses to humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The election is taking place after a sweeping revision of electoral rolls by the Election Commission of India aimed at removing duplicate, deceased and ineligible voters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Of the more than 100 habeas petitions that have already been closed this year, a federal judge rejected only one, The Post found, while a few dozen more were duplicates or were dismissed voluntarily.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Spitting image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20image. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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