identical twins

noun

plural of identical twin
as in doubles

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  1. doubles
  2. equivalents
  3. duplicates
  4. mirror images
  5. equals
  6. carbon copies
  7. peers
  8. similarities
Noun
  • The Rockies tied it 1-1 in the fifth on consecutive two-out doubles by Ezequiel Tovar and McCarthy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • For the men's doubles competition, the final comes down to Harri Heliovaara (Finland) and Henry Patten (UK) against Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador) and Mate Pavic (Croatia).
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026
Definition of doubles
Noun
  • Investor demand through vehicles like the iShares Bitcoin Trust's gold equivalents and physical ETFs has expanded the accessible buyer base.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Google describes the resulting deployment as about 50 server-equivalents worth of compute at a fraction of the usual cost.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Definition of equivalents
Noun
  • 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
  • One-click cleanup tools automatically identify unnecessary duplicates while keeping important files protected.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of duplicates
Noun
  • Parker, who also shares son James, 23, with husband Matthew Broderick, previously pushed back on the stereotype that her twins are mirror images of each other.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 June 2026
  • Also, the two opposing narratives were mirror images of each other in volume and posting cadence, suggesting that the same culprit may have been amplifying both sides of the fight.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Definition of mirror images
Noun
  • This is a partnership of equals—not in the size of our populations, but in the depth of our commitments.
    — Naftali Bennett, Time, 9 July 2026
  • Those implementations must treat policy design and technical design as equals.
    — Maghnus Mareneck, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of equals
Noun
  • 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
  • Their second and third goals were almost carbon copies, too.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of carbon copies
Noun
  • Like at peers Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, a massive beat in equities trading drove the quarter's outsized results.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • Consultants found the county was spending less on public education than its peers.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • These beers developed in the north near the border with Belgium and share similarities with saisons — both are considered farmhouse ales.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Wicky says he’s encountered a lot of similarities between his home country and his new home city.
    — Sam McDowell July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of similarities
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“Identical twins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twins. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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