identical twin
noun
: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from a single egg and who look exactly alike
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That’s what happens when one overly committed actor plays identical twin brothers of quite opposite comportment — both of whom also happen to be notorious real-life gangsters.
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Elliott Smith and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 23 May 2024
And in the third sequence, cult members played by Stone and Plemons search for a woman able to wake the dead, though the whims of their guru (Dafoe) dictate that this mysterious woman also be a certain height and weight and have an identical twin.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 20 May 2024
Rosie and her identical twin sister Renee, known as the Tenison Twins, were pioneers in breaking barriers for Black models.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
That distinction belongs to Jim, Lou’s identical twin brother, who was the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in 1963, and the longtime chief executive of the outdoor gear company REI.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Yes, that means baby A tried to split and become identical twins, but a yolk and fetal pole never developed.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
Sam and John Fetters, 19, are identical twins at opposite ends of the autism spectrum.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Scientists from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia tested pairs of identical twins by inserting electrodes under their scalps to measure their brain waves — a technique called electroencephalography.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
The participants were picked from a larger experiment held at Stanford University, which had 22 pairs of identical twins in participation.
—USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Elliott Smith and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 23 May 2024
And in the third sequence, cult members played by Stone and Plemons search for a woman able to wake the dead, though the whims of their guru (Dafoe) dictate that this mysterious woman also be a certain height and weight and have an identical twin.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 20 May 2024
Rosie and her identical twin sister Renee, known as the Tenison Twins, were pioneers in breaking barriers for Black models.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
That distinction belongs to Jim, Lou’s identical twin brother, who was the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in 1963, and the longtime chief executive of the outdoor gear company REI.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Yes, that means baby A tried to split and become identical twins, but a yolk and fetal pole never developed.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
Sam and John Fetters, 19, are identical twins at opposite ends of the autism spectrum.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Scientists from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia tested pairs of identical twins by inserting electrodes under their scalps to measure their brain waves — a technique called electroencephalography.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
The participants were picked from a larger experiment held at Stanford University, which had 22 pairs of identical twins in participation.
—USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
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