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 Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Born in the small town of Mallard, Louisiana, a set of identical twins are fated for opposite lives.
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Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
The following week, Tami Roman executive produces and plays identical twins in the twisted thriller Double Double Trouble, premiering February 21.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Dano, who played two roles in the movie as identical twins Eli and Paul Sunday, didn’t publicly address the director’s comments, although some of Hollywood’s biggest stars jumped to his defense.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
The film fuses blues music, gothic horror, nonlinear storytelling and themes of racial oppression into the story of identical twin brothers — Smoke and Stack — who return to their Mississippi hometown to bring music and culture to their local Black community.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
The following week, Tami Roman executive produces and plays identical twins in the twisted thriller Double Double Trouble, premiering February 21.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Dano, who played two roles in the movie as identical twins Eli and Paul Sunday, didn’t publicly address the director’s comments, although some of Hollywood’s biggest stars jumped to his defense.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
The film fuses blues music, gothic horror, nonlinear storytelling and themes of racial oppression into the story of identical twin brothers — Smoke and Stack — who return to their Mississippi hometown to bring music and culture to their local Black community.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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