spitting image

noun

Definition of spitting imagenext
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 model looked like the spitting image of her mom Gwyneth Paltrow. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026 In July, Apple looked like the spitting image of her mom while shooting on the set of her first film, Nancy Meyers’ new movie Paris Paramount. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 Salma Hayek’s daughter Valentina is seriously her spitting image. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for spitting image
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting image
  1. image
  2. twin
  3. replica
  4. picture
  5. clone
  6. mirror image
  7. portrait
  8. duplicate
Noun
  • Following Abloh’s death in November 2021, Kamara was appointed as art and image director and presented his first show, Spring/Summer 2023, in Paris that year.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The telescope’s first images are expected in the beginning months of 2027.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • Prosecutors believe he was killed because of ongoing strife with his former wife, Shanna Gardner, over the parenting of their twins.
    — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • On a recent day, Ramadhan’s oldest child, not even 3, kissed the twins on the cheeks and recognized a photo of their mother.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of twin
Noun
  • Today, replicas of various degrees of accuracy are readily available.
    — David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
  • After a project is complete, actors must sign off and be paid the equivalent of an in-person performance if their replica is used.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of replica
Noun
  • This picture shows signage of cross-border fast fashion e-commerce company SHEIN.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • One picture in the announcement included a snap of a baby onesie, a positive pregnancy test and a sonogram strip.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of picture
Noun
  • The school is now putting AI versions of its faculty to work in a $699 online startup bootcamp, where aspiring founders can rehearse investor pitches, sales calls, and board meetings—all with AI clones of Harvard instructors.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If a service is easy to copy, many clones appear and competition grows.
    — Filip Borcov, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of clone
Noun
  • Jen Kim, a company representative, scanned a visitor's face three times, divided it into six regions and measured the volume of each against its mirror image.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Indeed, Falwell and other Moral Majority stalwarts framed their efforts as a mirror image of the left’s own playbook from the 1960s and ’70s.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of mirror image
Noun
  • Other works set to screen at the BFI include several of Maldoror’s non-fiction films, like Aimé Césaire, A Man, A Land, a documentary portrait of the Martinican author Aimé Césaire.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The story begins as a richly detailed portrait of a woman who quietly accepts her role as the wife of a man who doesn’t recognize her value.
    — Ed Masley, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrait
Noun
  • Application streamlining, like preventing duplicates and simplifying the online system, may also help.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While the original 29 code talkers who created the unbreakable code received Congressional Gold Medals, subsequent Code Talker graduates received the silver duplicate.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of duplicate

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“Spitting image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20image. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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