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
Left to right: Headphone (a), Headphone (1) (Credit: Mark Knapp)
The Nothing Headphone (a) over-ears are the spitting image of the Nothing Headphone (1).
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Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
The First Class Fleece Trousers (my personal favorites) may be sold out, but fortunately, the Street Trousers are a spitting image and also come in short, regular, and tall options in the same versatile oatmeal shade.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 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
The 33-year-old star ditched her brunette hair for blonde locks and bangs, becoming the spitting image of her fictional alter ego.
—Cathy Tran, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026
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Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
The First Class Fleece Trousers (my personal favorites) may be sold out, but fortunately, the Street Trousers are a spitting image and also come in short, regular, and tall options in the same versatile oatmeal shade.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 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
The 33-year-old star ditched her brunette hair for blonde locks and bangs, becoming the spitting image of her fictional alter ego.
—Cathy Tran, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting image
Noun
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The last image was another of the couple together, with Derek once again holding Rumer’s belly.—
Laura Millar,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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The images showed how quarks carrying different fractions of the pion’s momentum are distributed across the particle.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Maddox, 24; Pax, 22; Zahara, 21; Shiloh, 20; and 17-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The pair would go on to welcome twins, Schuyler and Aquinnah, in 1995, followed by daughter Esmé in 2001.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Stop in Jackson Park to tour the new Obama Presidential Center, with interactive exhibits, a life-sized Oval Office replica, and a panoramic Sky Room overlooking Chicago.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
12 June 2026
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While the original fort no longer stands, a full-scale replica of the original was built and opened to the public in 2025.—
Amy Galo,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The Padres remain on the fringe of the way-too-early playoff picture while waiting for Jackson Merrill, Xander Bogaerts and Machado to find their footing.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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In the process of turning the house into a museum, countless artifacts, photos, and personal ephemera were uncovered, painting a vivid picture of the artist’s life at home.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
15 June 2026
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Live Share enables real-time collaborative editing and debugging without requiring teammates to clone repos or configure matching environments.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
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Statistically, Llamas and Kyles are virtual clones in some categories.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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The American media look here like fools, as does the conspiratorial mirror image imagining a vast secret US operation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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That probably hasn’t got a lot to do with the shirt design, which, despite being a mirror image of the home shirt — red with white patterns on the sleeves, as opposed to white with red patterns on the sleeves — somehow feels much more plain.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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David Hockney, the British artist most famous for his 1960s paintings of Los Angeles swimming pools and double portraits rendered in vivid acrylic paints, died at his London home on Thursday, June 11, at age 88.—
Constance W. Glenn,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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That year also saw Hockney’s first appearance in Vogue, a group portrait with fellow painters Howard Hodgkin, John Howlin, and Ian Stephenson.—
Robin Muir,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
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To perform the analysis, any possible duplicates in the data were not counted.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Misplacing everyday items or buying duplicates signals a need to declutter and organize.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
9 June 2026
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“Spitting image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20image. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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