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Recent Examples of identical twin
Researches looked at both fraternal and identical twins to determine genetic and environmental factors that impact crying.
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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
As identical twin actors, Shawn Ashmore and Aaron Ashmore have covered the gamut of superhero fandom, with one brother joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the other taking the DC route.
—Grace Gavilanes, People.com, 20 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
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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
As identical twin actors, Shawn Ashmore and Aaron Ashmore have covered the gamut of superhero fandom, with one brother joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the other taking the DC route.
—Grace Gavilanes, People.com, 20 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twin
Noun
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The task force is a mirror image of a similar group overseeing the federal preparations for next year’s World Cup in the United States.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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The end of that process would be the mirror image of the Big Bang: Galaxies would merge, and the universe would get smaller, hotter and denser, ultimately meeting its end in a new singularity.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
24 July 2025
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Lee went 7-for-28 (.250) with three doubles and seven runs in 14 games before being optioned to Charlotte.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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At the plate, he’s hit 18 doubles and seven home runs.—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Many are working around gaps with manual entry, duplicate systems and patchwork fixes.—
Amit Mathradas,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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How to get a spare key made Always use the original key when making duplicates, since copies of copies may not work as well.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
17 Aug. 2025
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By trying to make carbon copies of her original songs, Swift created problems.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Creating a carbon copy of the original could attract criticism for being lazy and superfluous whereas straying too far from the source material could alienate fans.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The front splitter incorporates two air curtains that direct the air parallel to the wheels, reducing drag (and feeding cooling air to the radiators).—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Hurricane Erin, with powerful winds of more than 160 mph on August 16, is expected to take a path familiar to many as the massive storm moves northward parallel to the United States coast.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twin. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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