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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DSquared2 — founded and designed by identical twin brothers — is also shunning its typical high-octane party-style catwalk (in February the label marked its 30th anniversary with a performance from the Grammy Award-winning rapper and singer Doechii) and will instead stage an event.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Pearce’s career was also buoyed by the fact that his identical twin brother, John Pearce, is a current members of Australian kids group The Wiggles.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 June 2025
De Niro plays identical twins in The Alto Knights, which was directed by Barry Levinson.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Because of a mix-up at the hospital, Tomlin and Midler are separated from their identical twin sisters and instead live their lives as fraternal twins in two very different families.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Pearce’s career was also buoyed by the fact that his identical twin brother, John Pearce, is a current members of Australian kids group The Wiggles.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 June 2025
De Niro plays identical twins in The Alto Knights, which was directed by Barry Levinson.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Because of a mix-up at the hospital, Tomlin and Midler are separated from their identical twin sisters and instead live their lives as fraternal twins in two very different families.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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