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as in half
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
I've found one sock but can't find its twin
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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
some of these people who think that they're a given movie star's twin are kidding themselves
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Recent Examples of twin
Brian Unger, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Barahona has been behind bars since March 2011 after being accused of killing of 10-year-old Nubia Barahona and torturing her twin brother Victor.
—Grethel Aguila, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 May 2026
Below, the lower deck is home to two doubles and two twins.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
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Adjective
Clarke, a University of Georgia graduate and single mother of twin 5-year-olds, has been living with her parents while searching for stable housing.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Barahona has been behind bars since March 2011 after being accused of killing of 10-year-old Nubia Barahona and torturing her twin brother Victor.
—Grethel Aguila, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Noun
Aside from Piggy and the twins being the toughest, Ware says the little ‘uns were the toughest to cast because of their age.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 May 2026
Below, the lower deck is home to two doubles and two twins.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twin
Adjective
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Neither their dual for the lead nor their fight over second place after Norris swept to the lead, featured any contact among the several position switches.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2026
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In this case, the Chinese team used something called a dual-atom catalyst (DAC).—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The lightning-quick Maxey repeatedly got to the basket in the first half, but the Knicks continued to give him extra attention throughout his nearly 47 minutes of playing time.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Edwards scored again in the second half as the Mighty Macs rolled.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Such pairings are one of Wilson’s strengths, his eye for portraiture matched by his skill for arranging images on the page.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The image doesn’t mean the basketball gods have already penciled Dybantsa into Brooklyn’s future.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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In the team's binary merger model, the compact object is close enough to its stellar companion to rip off its outer hydrogen layer without completely destroying the star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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The choice in front of us is binary.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The registration desk was a replica of a ticket counter.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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Ticket holders who turn out for the early screenings will receive a free, limited-edition replica of the Dustin Hoffman bobblehead from the film, while supplies last.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Subsequent toy lines added more sci-fi elements and introduced Evil-Lyn, Teela’s counterpart; Faker, He-Man’s villainous clone; and Tri-Klops and Trap-Jaw, Skeletor’s assistants, among others.—
Sanat Pai RaikarAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
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Other characters the writer co-created during this time are the supervillain Jackal and Parker’s clone Ben Reilly.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Surely there was a time earlier in your life when your financial picture wasn’t so stable.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Lochte had posted a picture of the injection on social media before deleting it.—
Dave Skretta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The Trojans won the doubles point only to lose all five of their singles matches to finish 5-1.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Below, the lower deck is home to two doubles and two twins.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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“Twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twin. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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