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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The Spencers are identical twins, the younger sisters of Lady Kitty Spencer, and nieces of the late Princess Diana.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
From the scene, Petersen was using her phone to ask her identical twin sister, Sarah Beth Petersen, to come take responsibility for the crash.
—John Molseed, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
The Parent Trap proves that even after years apart, love has a funny way of finding its way home — sometimes with a little help from identical twins and a summer camp swap.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Those with an identical twin with the disease have the highest risk—about one in two.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
From the scene, Petersen was using her phone to ask her identical twin sister, Sarah Beth Petersen, to come take responsibility for the crash.
—John Molseed, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
The Parent Trap proves that even after years apart, love has a funny way of finding its way home — sometimes with a little help from identical twins and a summer camp swap.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Those with an identical twin with the disease have the highest risk—about one in two.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for identical twin
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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