IDENTICAL TWINS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

identical twins

noun

plural of identical twin

as in doubles

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Noun

Jockey Armando Ayuso and trainer John Sadler scored the only two doubles of the day.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 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 doubles

Noun

Out of the 20,000 names on the list, only 7,035 had addresses in Los Angeles County and some were duplicates, according to a separate Tuesday court filing by Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Another 258 entries were duplicates, with the same unauthorized videos reported multiple times.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of duplicates

Noun

In the bottlenecks that threaten their dominance, the two superpowers are mirror images.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 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 images

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In the 18th century, elaborate complimenting routines became popular, and by the late 19th and early 20th century, English-speaking society had a greater focus on treating all people as equals.

— Valerie Fridland, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
But as more Tunisians might be learning, the right ideas and the best people to run an economy can be elevated only when all citizens are civic equals, working together under political openness and accountable government.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of equals

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Their resemblance is uncanny; near carbon copies, some thirty years apart.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
The matches — admittedly played in much less friendly environments than Monday – were almost carbon copies of the Americans’ loss to Belgium.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of carbon copies

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Compared to its megacap peers, which are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into AI capital expenditures, Apple is a light spender.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
The recognition is just getting started for Crow-Armstrong, who was voted Player of the Year and NL Outstanding Player by his peers last week — and is expected to be named NL MVP next week.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

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