mirrors 1 of 2

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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mirrors

2 of 2

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
Attendees walk away each year with car stereos, rear-view mirrors, and side doors to cherish the unforgettable day. Carmela Asmar, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The hotel’s wellness focus extends to the bathrooms, which boast walk-in showers, claw-foot soaking tubs, and double-sink marble vanities embellished with ornate gilt mirrors. Veronica M. Stoddart, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026 However, analysts warn this boom mirrors past memory cycles that ended in oversupply and price crashes. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Elsewhere, the bathrooms feature heated floors, illuminated mirrors, floating vanities, and floor-to-ceiling tile. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 June 2026 During that time, LINK must follow numerous rules about which direction the spacecraft can face in order to charge their solar panels and protect Swift’s mirrors and instruments. Anna Y. Q. Ho, Scientific American, 29 June 2026 Our previous home was a rental in which, for reasons best known to the landlord, there were mirrors everywhere. Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The mirrors, the glass, the windows. Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 June 2026 Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
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Because of this, cells develop randomly and uncontrollably, deviating from anything that mirrors human development. New Atlas, 27 June 2026 That mirrors the late-main-event timing DAZN used for other recent pay-per-views. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 That roughly mirrors our own finding of what crops actually drank, based on the state’s study of satellite data. Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026 The growth of the picnic mirrors the evolution of many Black Greek-letter organizations nationwide. Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 Yes, the Vanessa Williams trailer footage mirrors the movie’s opening. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026 This hospitalization mirrors a medical stay earlier this year. Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 Delcianna Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute at Vermont Law and Graduate School, said Wallach’s history mirrors the agency’s shortcomings. Katie Surma, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2026 The Infrastructure of Belonging Remote Employee®’s offshoring model places offshore employees in professional office environments with business-grade equipment that mirrors what a client’s onshore team uses. William Jones, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirrors
Noun
  • The Declaration of Independence appeared on highball glasses, tea towels and collectible plates.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • During the excavation, archaeologists uncovered stone foundations, teacups, drinking glasses and evidence of the distillery's copper stills and boilers, which helped researchers reconstruct how the massive operation functioned.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The House package reflects a narrower approach than the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which was previously approved by the Senate.
    Angela Yang, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • Nyirenda’s experience reflects a broader surge in anti-immigrant sentiment.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

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“Mirrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirrors. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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