identical twin

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Recent Examples of identical twin His identical twin, Rasmus, already has qualified for the Masters. ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026 Her identical twin sister, Hannah, gave her the book. Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026 The film fuses blues music, gothic horror, nonlinear storytelling and themes of racial oppression into the story of identical twin brothers — Smoke and Stack — who return to their Mississippi hometown to bring music and culture to their local Black community. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026 Sam’s identical twin, Charlie, is in his first year as a graduate manager who, among other things, helps run practices, puts players through individual workouts and produces analytics reports for the staff. Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for identical twin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twin
Noun
  • But what Horowitz is watching among founders—call it AI anxiety from above, the fear of not moving fast enough—is the mirror image of what’s happening on the ground inside the companies those founders run.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Not just related to the writing process, replicas and their cousins (mirror images, lookalikes, doubles/multiples) appear throughout the book across generations, and between friends and strangers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Maddie Murray and Zahria Hatcher each had a pair of doubles for Andrew (9-8,2-4).
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Caleb Durbin had an RBI double in the ninth for Boston’s only other run.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Of the more than 100 habeas petitions that have already been closed this year, a federal judge rejected only one, The Post found, while a few dozen more were duplicates or were dismissed voluntarily.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The Union-Tribune is excluding from its analysis ICE records of arrests that are likely to be duplicates.
    Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Turns out, the Ecovacs Deebot X9 Pro Omni is basically the floor-cleaning equivalent of a secret service agent.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
  • On April 8, Idaho’s snow-water equivalent — that is, the amount of water contained in its snowpack — was the lowest ever seen on that date, effectively resetting the state’s scale.
    Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Blue Ivy is growing up to look like the spitting image of her mom, Beyoncé, and the pair’s latest surprise appearance only reinforces the carbon copy claims.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Dan Hurley's parents, Bob and Christine, looked like carbon copies of their son.
    Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In healthcare, Sharka said its model can help pharmaceutical companies accelerate drug discovery, run multiple experiments in parallel, and shorten research cycles.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Multiple agents can work on your Mac in parallel, without interfering with your own work in other apps.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twin. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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