identical twin

noun

Definition of identical twinnext
as in mirror image

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Recent Examples of identical twin 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 Stappard, born in New Zealand to a Māori mother and a British father, smiles warmly while telling stories about his great-grandmother and her identical twin sister, who were also born of an English father and a Māori mother. — William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026 When my identical twin sons were small, almost nobody used their names. — Staff Author, Parents, 13 June 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 two men are similar, Jordan almost a mirror image of who Eddy could’ve become had things shook out differently.
    — Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Jen Kim, a company representative, scanned a visitor's face three times, divided it into six regions and measured the volume of each against its mirror image.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of mirror image
Noun
  • Ramirez had three doubles in becoming the 13th player with five extra-base hits in a game.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Hernandez followed with his second double, this one to center against Royals left-hander Connor Thomas, to score Conine for a 7-6 Marlins lead.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of double
Noun
  • Objectors also allege some petition sheets were copies, duplicates or did not apply to the specified referendum.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • New features include Automated Bank-Reconciliation that allows JAX to identify unreconciled transactions, duplicates, missing documents and anomalies, then help resolve them while updating the books in real time.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of duplicate
Noun
  • Pollsters, the modern equivalent of soothsayers, are increasingly wrong.
    — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • With the woeful Colorado Rockies coming to the Bronx, the Yankees could, effectively, treat those three games as the equivalent of a minor league rehab assignment for Judge.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of equivalent
Noun
  • Humidity remains low for Tuesday, an almost carbon copy of Monday's forecast.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In 2007, an Israeli airstrike destroyed Syria’s covert Al-Kibar facility—a plutonium-producing reactor built by North Korea that was a carbon copy of its 5-megawatt reactor at Yongbyon.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of carbon copy
Noun
  • Despite the close parallels to placing a bet on the game in Las Vegas, prediction markets have fallen under the purview of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the same federal agency that regulates oil futures and credit default swaps.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There are clear parallels between the novel’s villain Streggeh Don, who is referred to as the hottest reggae singer, and Banton.
    — Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 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 8 Sep. 2026.

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