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 wins and losses so far have been a mirror image of last season, including beating Buffalo.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mirror image
Noun
  • Padma Khanna and other doubles performed some of the dances instead of Kumari, which made the continuity puzzle harder.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Lefty Ian Seymour replaced him and Chase DeLauter lined an RBI double to the right-field corner.
    — Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of double
Noun
  • The Election Commission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration deny the allegations and say the revision is intended to remove duplicate and ineligible entries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The waiver gives the studio permission to create a duplicate of an actor in costume, which aids in VFX work during postproduction.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of duplicate
Noun
  • Unfortunately, the government then spends the equivalent of 24% of GDP on its various programs.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Sceye’s platform carried the equivalent of a 4G LTE base station for the demonstration, which simulated providing backup coverage in the case of an earthquake or similar large-scale disaster.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of equivalent
Noun
  • 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
  • Now, the anticipation is for a weather week that is a carbon copy of the previous one — a mild weekend and a heat blast at mid-week.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of carbon copy
Noun
  • Cogitore’s film finds a parallel in a tapestry by Zhenya Machneva depicting the engine of her grandfather’s Renault Kangoo.
    — Sarah Belmont for ArtNews, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Pops draws parallels to ABC’s The Rookie, about LAPD’s oldest rookie, which also was based on a real person changing careers midlife.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2026.

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