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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Barron Trump is a spitting image of his father –– at least according to the Internet.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
And not just any movie star — Lance is the spitting image of a Hollywood icon, James Jansen.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
And yes, apart from the berry earrings, Patagonia zip-up, and eyeglasses, Violet Affleck is the spitting image of her mother.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Yasmin looks devastating, gorgeous, and sad, the spitting image of Princess Diana in her black gown.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
And not just any movie star — Lance is the spitting image of a Hollywood icon, James Jansen.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
And yes, apart from the berry earrings, Patagonia zip-up, and eyeglasses, Violet Affleck is the spitting image of her mother.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Yasmin looks devastating, gorgeous, and sad, the spitting image of Princess Diana in her black gown.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting image
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But despite the media blitz projecting images of an unrelenting nationwide sweep, so far, the deportation of migrants is well below the monthly average during the Biden administration, and there is little evidence that ICE is arresting or detaining any more people than usual.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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For example, the site posts the flight path, images, coordinates, maps and information from news sources and social media posts for the Delta flight that rolled over in Toronto Pearson.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Our family has always been so obsessed with the fact there were two sets of twins born to the same parents in our family.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trachtenberg plays Jenny, one-half of a set of twins who, along with some boisterous male buddies, sets off on a summer tour of Europe.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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One of her graduate students, Katherine Shark, made a replica of the Molyneux gown out of muslin which is part of the exhibit as well.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The museum will feature interactive exhibitions and life-sized replicas based on da Vinci’s drawings and sketches.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Philadelphia is 20-38 on the season and currently outside of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Their findings paint a more complicated picture, one that her mother has denied.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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And the actor – who plays an explorer and his clone in this trippy sci-fi adventure – managed to at least double the cheering inside the theater after the film’s credits rolled.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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The remake will be the first mainline entry (or at least, revisiting of one) since 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which served as a sequel to Snake Eater once again following Naked Snake after the fourth entry jumped back to his clone as the lead.—
Ashley Bardhan,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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This season is a mirror image of last year: Down the stretch, Gonzaga’s at-large status seemed in doubt, but a late hot streak of key wins vaulted it all the way up to a No. 5 seed thanks to sparkling quality metrics.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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While other rooms are mirror images of Palace suites, these rooms come with elevated design embellishments and personalized service.—
Carley Thornell,
Robb Report,
31 Dec. 2024
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The second season of Robert and Michelle King's brilliant, surrealist portrait of life in the Age of Trump often served as a real-time reflection of everything its viewers were feeling: paranoia, rage, disorientation, fear, disbelief, and of course, derangement.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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The singer-songwriter’s vivid portrait of a turbulent life.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Our 1949 and 1950 trips were duplicates of the 1948 hunt.—
Tom Stacer,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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This data will mitigate the ongoing Medicaid duplicate discount issues by allowing J&J to more effectively track and prevent duplicate discounts.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes,
22 Nov. 2024
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