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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Recent Examples on the Web Nominate them for Arizona Student of the Week Taylor and Kennedy Ballard, juniors, Snowflake High School Taylor and Kennedy Ballard are identical twins from Cornville, Arizona. Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2024 Dan + Shay went head-to-head with McEntire and Chance the Rapper for Justin & Jeremy Garcia, a duo comprised of 17-year-old identical twin brothers. USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024 Cameron played the titular characters, identical twins Liv and Maddie Rooney, while McCartan played Diggie, a love interest of Maddie. Beyond their on-screen roles, Cameron and McCartan also formed a pop band together in 2015 called The Girl and the Dreamcatcher. Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024 Viney also collaborates with his identical twin, who contributes a foreword. Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024 John and Jevon Whittington Hailing from New York, identical twins John and Jevon Whittington are recent nursing graduates who loved their steaks and chicken. USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024 The kidney was donated to Richard Herrick, 23, by his identical twin, Ronald. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2023 In 1933, identical twin sisters Clara and Olivia Marionetta are rehearsing for their performance in Coppelia when Clara strikes up a relationship with Olivia's own secret crush, bohemian pianist Nathan. Ew Staff, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2023 In the United States, research led by Stanford Medicine and its collaborators, involving 22 sets of identical twins, revealed that adhering to a vegan diet can lead to notable improvements in cardiovascular health in as little as eight weeks. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024

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identical twin

noun
: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from a single fertilized egg, usually have identical genes, and are physically similar

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