mirrors 1 of 2

noun

plural of mirror
as in glasses
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection breaking a mirror is supposed to bring seven years of bad luck

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mirror
as in reflects
to reproduce or show (an exact likeness) as a mirror would the still waters of the pond mirroring the cloudless sky above

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Recent Examples of mirrors
Noun
The walls are adorned with six large mirrors framed in willow, created by artist Emy Petrini. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 This structure is common across the travel industry and mirrors how flight and hotel booking platforms operate. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 The coronagraph works by blocking the bright light from stars, using masks and large-format self-flexing mirrors to detect planets 100 million times fainter than their hosts. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 The National Reconnaissance Office donated two leftover mirrors to NASA more than a decade ago for repurposing. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 The hydrogen peroxide in your medicine cabinet works well to clean both windows and mirrors. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026 The instrument’s flexible mirrors can even react in real time to maintain incredible precision while capturing dazzling cosmic images. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 The mirrors multiplied the objects—and the viewer—seemingly without end. — Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 The Maryland fight mirrors a broader, high-stakes mid-decade redistricting war, with Democrats and Republicans maneuvering for new House seats from California to Texas as 2028 approaches. — David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
Cha-Rie Tang and Mei-Ling Hubbard, the mother-daughter team behind Pasadena Craftsman Tile, created a façade that mirrors a style of tilework prevalent when Griffith Observatory opened in 1935. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The campaign mirrors the collection’s overarching theme for spontaneity. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 This mirrors the national trend, where increasingly more people across the nation arrested by ICE have no criminal charges. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 Musgraves mirrors the same boldness — and empathy — that Parton imbued in her songwriting. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026 Dining Options The dining experience at Palmares mirrors the variety found across its three golf courses, with three on-property restaurants offering distinctly different experiences throughout the day. — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 That 15-count indictment names only Ahmed and largely mirrors the previous allegations. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The film mirrors much of the original Rocky movie, with Stallone now in a new role as the mentor, rather than the protégé. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 Rodriguez said Uthmeier’s agenda mirrors that of DeSantis and doesn’t work on behalf of Floridians. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirrors
  1. glasses
  2. reflects
Noun
  • In 2020 Minassian was invited to design the first products of the Caviar collection, charger caviar holder trays and glasses.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Viewed through glasses with electronic shutters that expose each eye to its respective image, the final picture optically intrudes into actual space.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of glasses
Verb
  • The gap partly reflects the rise of thematic trading, according to Buckley.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • MoonPay’s Grok launch reflects a broader push to turn AI chatbots from tools that answer questions into tools that can carry out financial tasks.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Mirrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirrors. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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