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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
And not just any movie star – Lance is the spitting image of a Hollywood icon, James Jansen.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
In Twisters, Edgar-Jones, 26, is in one extended sequence the spitting image of Hunt, 61, thanks to costume designer Eunice Jera Lee.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
With his towering frame, dark hair, and strong jawline, the 31-year-old is the spitting image of his uncle John F. Kennedy Jr.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 July 2024
The lawyer is the spitting image of Mocha Joe, Larry’s arch-nemesis from seasons seven and ten.
—Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
In Twisters, Edgar-Jones, 26, is in one extended sequence the spitting image of Hunt, 61, thanks to costume designer Eunice Jera Lee.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
With his towering frame, dark hair, and strong jawline, the 31-year-old is the spitting image of his uncle John F. Kennedy Jr.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 July 2024
The lawyer is the spitting image of Mocha Joe, Larry’s arch-nemesis from seasons seven and ten.
—Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
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Sean had been pulling images and there was one with this chain mail dress.Anna Tingley, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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Untitled shows a half-length image of a distressed-looking figure seemingly wearing a laurel wreath, a symbol of triumph in classical iconography.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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They’re projected to start the Miyatake and Muller twins with athletic forward Ellie Frazier. 9.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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The former spouses also share twins Vivian Jenna and Griffin, who were born in 2004, and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, who were born in 2006.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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History buffs will delight in Punta Arenas’s maritime museum and life-size replicas of the storied European galleons that once navigated to these remote shores.Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
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See miniature replicas of Cincinnati icons, including this year's newest addition: The Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2024
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Since then, Google Maps has blurred its picture of Fuentes’ house.Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Once your account has been created, click your account picture (top left), then Edit profile.David Nield, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Thankfully, earlier this year conservationists cloned Willa twice more, producing two new clones named Noreen and Antonia.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The zookeepers freeze plant cells to clone in the future.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
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In many ways, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have drawn tax policy maps that are mirror images of one another.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The race became a mirror image of its status when Harris’ numbers peaked in the days following her excellent debate performance.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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There are full-length and half-length portraits by Auerbach, but, in truth, the real action starts from the neck up.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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In execution, however, the film exhibits something of a split personality by awkwardly moving between cutesy soap operatic romance and an unsparing, oft-devastating portrait of the myriad hurdles facing foreign workers.Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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The kit offers a couple hundred components, but many of them are duplicates.Bob Beacham, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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Integrating data from multiple sources—including ERP and CRM software—into centralized data lakes or warehouses and regularly cleaning it to remove inaccuracies, duplicates, and inconsistencies is also essential.Forbes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Spitting image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20image. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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