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

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Recent Examples of dual The reason for adoption was because pregnancy exerts a dual influence on breast cancer risk. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025 In attendance, of course, was his wife Hailey Bieber and their close friend Kendall Jenner—both aligning on a dual dress code for the evening. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 July 2025 Global Express Recruiting has emerged to help solve these dual crises. William Jones, USA Today, 26 July 2025 So why have so few vendors delivered on this dual mandate? Padraic O'Reilly, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for dual
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Adjective
  • But when the two leaders stepped up to the twin lecterns, Trump put his hand out to indicate Putin should speak first.
    Nik Popli, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
  • But unlike those two phones, its twin telephoto optics share the same 1/1.28-inch sensor.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In the space between binary judgments, complicated people leave complicated legacies.
    Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Now, the most detailed image ever of the permanent jet blasting away from the more massive black hole, taken by a network of radio telescopes on Earth and in space, strongly supports the binary black hole model.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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  • Florence Pugh won for her work in Thunderbolts* while Michael B. Jordan won for his double role in Sinners.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
  • When the resident, who was a double leg amputee and under power of attorney, attempted to inform staff members of the assault, no one came to her room or responded to calls, according to the inspection report.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Dual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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