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Recent Examples of identical twin
The four boys and four girls, including a set of identical twins, need to be followed longer to confirm the procedure is safe and effective, the researchers say.
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Rob Stein, NPR, 16 July 2025
And by comparing identical twins (who share all their genes) with fraternal twins (who share roughly half), the researchers could estimate how much of eating behavior and circadian alignment is genetically driven.
—New Atlas, 13 July 2025
Researches looked at both fraternal and identical twins to determine genetic and environmental factors that impact crying.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 July 2025
Only 1% of identical twins are momo twins, and this only happens in 0.1% of all births.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Rob Stein, NPR, 16 July 2025
And by comparing identical twins (who share all their genes) with fraternal twins (who share roughly half), the researchers could estimate how much of eating behavior and circadian alignment is genetically driven.
—New Atlas, 13 July 2025
Researches looked at both fraternal and identical twins to determine genetic and environmental factors that impact crying.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 July 2025
Only 1% of identical twins are momo twins, and this only happens in 0.1% of all births.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for identical twin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twin
Noun
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Flay lives in the Morris Adjmic–designed Sterling Mason, a condominium composed of a 1905 red brick warehouse adjoined with a newer, metallic mirror image.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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The mathematicians connected one knot with an unknotting number of three to its mirror image to form a larger knot.—
Max Springer,
Scientific American,
2 Sep. 2025
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Edgardo Henriquez gave up an RBI double to Alex Jackson before getting the final out of the sixth inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Diamondbacks pitching had retired 11 Boston batters in a row when Narváez led off the eighth with his 24th double.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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The company suggest that data inherited from legacy systems is often outdated, riddled with duplicates, inconsistencies, or poorly structured coding frameworks.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Our review of these records suggests these types of duplicates are uncommon.—
Pratheek Rebala,
ProPublica,
21 Aug. 2025
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Jellycat — the British equivalent of Beanie Babies — was founded as a high-end children’s toy brand in London in 1999.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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On average, participants reported using the equivalent of 10 to 17 joints per week considering today's strains are widely reported to be much stronger than in past decades.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Picture a world dominated by paper forms—carbon copies smudging under the relentless pressure of scribbled notes—a world where dispatching felt more like a chaotic game of telephone than a streamlined operation.—
Karpagam Narayanan,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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That’s because the spacecraft that ultimately crashes on earth is a virtual carbon copy of the Nostromo, the ship flown by Ridley (Sigourney Weaver) and her crew in the 1979 film from Ridley Scott.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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German luggage a popular choice A couple of players, including cornerback Trent McDuffie, traveled with Rimowa suitcases, recognized by the characteristic parallel grooves on the aluminum bags.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Task begins by setting up the parallels between Tom and Robbie, two flawed men trying to keep their heads above the water of their own miseries, cutting back and forth between their routines to emphasize their similar ideologies and spontaneities.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twin. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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