IDENTICAL TWIN Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

identical twin

noun

Definition of identical twin

as in mirror image

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Recent Examples of identical twin Willis and Penn played the love interests of Aniston and Kudrow, respectively; however, the Oscar winner technically was the fiancé of Phoebe's identical twin sister, Ursula, in season 8. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026 Green was born at just 27 weeks alongside her identical twin sister Amy at Hillcrest Hospital in 1982. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 Its founders were Hamid and Saeid Mohammadi, the identical twin sons of a bread baker. — Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 Scott, who presents most of his reno programs with identical twin Jonathan, has hosted Property Brothers since 2011. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for identical twin

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Noun

In some ways, the Breakaway/Build donation model operates like a mirror image of traditional philanthropy.

— Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Their willingness to ground progressive beliefs in faith is a mirror image of the longtime ease with which conservative Republicans have tied their Christianity to their politics.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 24 June 2026

Definition of mirror image

Noun

Her plans are derailed when a mysterious fluid begins flowing from her navel and transforms into a perfect but uncontrollable duplicate of herself.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2026
There’s been potential discrepancies and a few ballots the machines have declined, but the board has unanimously voted to just make duplicates of those ballots with the same result, appeasing the tabulators.

— Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026

Definition of duplicate

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If the filmmakers present Zidane as an Everyman equivalent to James Joyce’s Leopold Bloom or Camus’ protagonist Meursault, their approach is fertile because the same questions that hover around Meursault also surround Zizou.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
That’s the equivalent of about eight coast-to-coast flights per year instead of one.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Definition of equivalent

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The matches — admittedly played in much less friendly environments than Monday – were almost carbon copies of the Americans’ loss to Belgium.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The Western locker room was a carbon copy of the IU locker room, even down to the signs.

— CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of carbon copy

Noun

And that can be done in parallel with the error detection and correction system that manages the logical qubit.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
More importantly, her imagining of Little House on the Prairie isn’t designed to be a look at the past but more about its parallels with our present.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026

Definition of parallel

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