Definition of dualnext
as in twin
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined dual axles

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Recent Examples of dual Two days later, Israel received the body of Itay Chen, the last Israeli-American dual citizen whose remains were held in Gaza. Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025 This dual mechanism boosts protection and supports overall formula stability. Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 The new Hypermotards retain the underseat dual exhausts, slender waist, and tall, wide-bar riding stance. New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025 Whole-home Wi-Fi mesh systems bring wall-to-wall coverage without dead zones, and compact dual-band picks keep apartments fast without overspending. PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dual
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  • To better understand how solar wind energy interacts with Mars’ atmosphere and magnetic environment, and how that might have altered the planet's surface, NASA and the University of California, Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory are sending twin orbiters to the Red Planet.
    Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
  • In a twist, the babies turned out to be boys, just like Dante and his twin brother.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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  • For Masaana Egede, editor of Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq, the rhetoric from the US is pushing a binary choice that no one in Greenland agrees with.
    Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This is true, too, of trans and non-binary patients.
    Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
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  • These ones elevate the trend — pun intended — with comfortable platform soles and double side stripe appliqués.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • McDonald's has made the Big Arch — a massive double-patty burger — a permanent menu item in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026

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“Dual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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