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
  • De La Cruz hit three doubles, stole two bases and had an RBI.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Mike Mussina became the second pitcher in major league history to give up six doubles in one inning, during the New York Yankees’ 17-6 loss to Texas.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of doubles
Noun
  • There are fewer unions, and the West End artists are paid less money than their equivalents on Broadway.
    — Katie North, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The exhibitor generated $190 million in free cash flow and ended the quarter with $778 million of cash and cash equivalents.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 July 2026
Definition of equivalents
Noun
  • Some sets come with additional lids, which may be duplicates or something unique, such as specially sized lids for soda bottles.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than hanging onto these items, Mickits recommends donating those now-duplicates.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 26 July 2026
Definition of duplicates
Noun
  • The narrator spends years assembling the truth of this death, concealed by his family, and discovers that Calcutta and Dhaka experienced those riots as mirror images of each other.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Foreign Tongues was built around leftover material from the Hackney Diamonds sessions, and the two albums are such mirror images of one another that they may as well have been released together, Use Your Illusion-style.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 13 July 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
  • In July, Peyton became the first Black woman to ever chair the Jackson County Legislature after former Chair Manny Abarca was removed by a vote of his peers.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The key to it is to give these kids an opportunity in the summer to be with their peers and not have to conform to always having to do hard things.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • Minnesota said investigators identified some similarities in the timing of the recent incidents, in addition to the types of technology impacted, but had not yet confirmed that every incident was carried out by the same actor.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • As Pakistan descends into crisis, Zakir recognizes disturbing similarities between 1947 and 1971—crowds assembling, slogans spreading, cities burning, and familiar places becoming strange.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of similarities
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