identical twin

noun

Definition of identical twinnext
as in mirror image

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Recent Examples of identical twin And within this triplet set, there's an identical twin set, and then the fraternal sibling. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Nancy’s daughters, after all, inspired the names of Lindsay Lohan’s identical twin characters in her directorial debut, The Parent Trap. — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026 Born in Colombia, the 50-year-old mother of four immigrated to the United States as a teenager and built a successful merchant services company with her identical twin sister before launching CeraViva. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Two sets of identical twin musical artists are headlining the third annual Faeries of the Forest Festival on July 25 in South Elgin. — Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for identical twin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twin
  1. mirror image
  2. double
  3. duplicate
  4. equivalent
  5. carbon copy
  6. parallel
Noun
  • The steel ribs are reflected in the glass, creating a mirror image.
    — Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In the bottlenecks that threaten their dominance, the two superpowers are mirror images.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of mirror image
Noun
  • Chicago followed up a Week 7 win against defending AFC champion New England by beating defending Super Bowl champion Seattle 34-17 on the road Monday to pull off a rare double.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The facility Gills visited doubles as both an emergency room and an urgent care clinic.
    — Tara Bannow, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of double
Noun
  • The new volume includes valuable findings alongside duplicates, unverifiable submissions and reports lacking enough depth to act on.
    — Ido Geffen, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Once a document is marked as a duplicate, it would likely be excluded from the files.
    — Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of duplicate
Noun
  • Dakar winner Brock Heger quickly showed us all how to do it, perfectly executing the side-by-side equivalent of a skateboard tailslide along the wall’s highest point.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Nov. 2026
  • An aroma has no straightforward equivalent to a photograph or audio file.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of equivalent
Noun
  • The Yankees' 2026 season was almost a carbon copy of last season, going 93-68 and getting swept in the American League Division Series by the eventual pennant-winning Tampa Bay Rays, their own division rival.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Her son is a carbon copy of his dad — looks like him and acts like him, particularly with his funny comments, comebacks and retorts.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of carbon copy
Noun
  • Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna, of California, have both called for a binding agreement with Beijing to restrain the development of potentially dangerous AI systems, explicitly drawing parallels with Cold War nuclear arms control.
    — THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The animator drew a parallel with the way his own drawings come to life on screen.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of parallel

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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twin. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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