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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The impacts of El Niño and La Niña are almost a mirror image in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Pedro Dinezio, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2024
The fact that her narrative mirror image, Peter — who ends up becoming a freak in a local circus — turns out to be the only unequivocally noble soul here is a pleasing if somewhat on-the-nose bit of storytelling balance.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
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Pedro Dinezio, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2024
The fact that her narrative mirror image, Peter — who ends up becoming a freak in a local circus — turns out to be the only unequivocally noble soul here is a pleasing if somewhat on-the-nose bit of storytelling balance.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirror%20image. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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