mirror image
noun
1
a
: something that has its parts reversely arranged in comparison with another similar thing or that is reversed with reference to an intervening axis or plane
b
: the direct opposite
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Examples of mirror image in a Sentence
The left side of the building is a mirror image of the right.
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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But the odds of RFK Jr.’s defeat are shrinking, and Cassidy’s thumbs-up may one day be remembered as the mirror image of John McCain’s thumbs-down from 2017, when that independent-minded senator doomed Trump’s efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Harris then appeared as the mirror image of Rudolph to offer advice.
—Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2024
The idea is to pick and choose what fits you best, to look at your closet and see a reflection of you and not a mirror image of trends throughout the years.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
On the red carpet, Kim’s left breast was almost entirely revealed by an asymmetrical cut — a mirror image of Jenner’s neckline — save for a matching purple nipple pasty.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Harris then appeared as the mirror image of Rudolph to offer advice.
—Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2024
The idea is to pick and choose what fits you best, to look at your closet and see a reflection of you and not a mirror image of trends throughout the years.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
On the red carpet, Kim’s left breast was almost entirely revealed by an asymmetrical cut — a mirror image of Jenner’s neckline — save for a matching purple nipple pasty.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirror%20image. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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