as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
looking at the idealistic intern, the elderly physician could not help but see the mirror image of himself 40 years earlier
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Recent Examples of mirror image
China’s record trade surplus of almost $1 trillion last year has a nearly perfect mirror image on the other side of the world: an American trade deficit last year that is expected to clock in at around $1 trillion.
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Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The linker cell–type death is in some sense almost like a mirror image of apoptosis.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
For once, the top 10 movies on iTunes and Fandango aren’t close to a mirror image of each other.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Always seems to put a shift in but as the article says, when somebody else misses, the reaction is mirror image to the reaction when Murphy misses.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The linker cell–type death is in some sense almost like a mirror image of apoptosis.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
For once, the top 10 movies on iTunes and Fandango aren’t close to a mirror image of each other.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Always seems to put a shift in but as the article says, when somebody else misses, the reaction is mirror image to the reaction when Murphy misses.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for mirror image
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror image
Noun
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The show shared an image on social media Monday morning announcing the start.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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The real footage uses images that were banned or blocked by the government, creating a hybrid docudrama that captured the early days of the Chinese lockdown.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The twins first joined forces when Taylor signed a three-year, $33 million deal prior to the 2022 season, becoming the fourth set of twins to be teammates in league history.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The most concrete result of therapy has been Milena’s acknowledgment that childbirth was an agonizing experience; her slow-burning resentment of the ungrateful twins has been building ever since.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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Iran’s military displayed replicas of some of its missiles at the square.—
Nasser Karimi,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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Inside, life-size videos of Saints owner Gayle Benson and Gov. Jeff Landry greet visitors, as does a 15-foot replica of a NASA rocket, evoking the Michoud facility just down I-10.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
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And consider this: Only two of the last 10 BAFTA winners for best film went on to win the Oscar for best picture — Nomadland in 2021 and Oppenheimer in 2024.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
16 Feb. 2025
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Conclusion Guy Bisson’s analysis paints a picture of a film industry adapting to a new normal.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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This sparks a plan, which comes together at Parker’s plant daddy paradise of a house, where the plant daddy himself suggests that a wedding would be a great venue to clone Roman’s Palm Pilot.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Residing on hillside slopes and gently rolling valleys surrounding the stately medieval village of Montalcino, vineyards in the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are home to a clone of Sangiovese known locally as Brunello, which is a diminutive of the Italian word for brown.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
3 Feb. 2025
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Experts say a portrait bought at an antique market in France about 15 years ago is in fact an early painting by Amedeo Modigliani, according to Corriere Adriatico.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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The two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition and America.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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The evacuation warnings turned out to be duplicates of the flawed Kenneth Fire alerts sent the day before.—
Holly Yan,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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Remove errors, duplicates and irrelevant information from the collected data.—
Sandro Shubladze,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror%20image. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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