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Recent Examples of identical twin
Its portrayal of identical twins who are polar opposites largely stands apart from the crowd, but like the others, Leaves of Grass taps into the seemingly symbiotic relationship identical twins possess.
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Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Bailey and Mason, among others, authored the NASA Twins Study, which followed identical twin astronauts, one of whom spent a year on the ISS and the other on Earth.
—Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Richard had been discharged from the US Coast Guard after being diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease, and his identical twin brother, Ronald, was a willing donor.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Against Kate’s wishes, Joe plots to kidnap Reagan but mistakenly abducts her identical twin, Maddie, instead.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Bailey and Mason, among others, authored the NASA Twins Study, which followed identical twin astronauts, one of whom spent a year on the ISS and the other on Earth.
—Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Richard had been discharged from the US Coast Guard after being diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease, and his identical twin brother, Ronald, was a willing donor.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Against Kate’s wishes, Joe plots to kidnap Reagan but mistakenly abducts her identical twin, Maddie, instead.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for identical twin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twin
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Following Florida’s 4-1 dispatch of rival Tampa Bay in the first round and seven games to end Toronto’s season, the East finals presents its own dynamic, because the Panthers and Hurricanes are mirror images in terms of defense-first mindsets.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Now jump ahead to last year, when the right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson provided a mirror image of Yeltsin’s supermarket visit, only this time the supermarket was in Moscow.—
Eric Jason Martin Tanya Pérez Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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But in the end, a clutch go-ahead double from Zack Goldstein was the difference maker, and the Mustangs seized a 6-5 victory to advance to the state championship game.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2025
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The Dodgers turned the offense loose early against Yankees rookie right-hander Will Warren, getting RBI singles from Will Smith and Muncy in the first inning, while Michael Conforto had a run-scoring sacrifice fly and Tommy Edman had an RBI double.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
31 May 2025
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Users are directed to those duplicates via messaging and social media channels.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Most of the gems were sent to an Indian museum in Kolkata, according to the Indian government, and a fifth of the total find — consisting of duplicates of the main collection — were retained by Peppé.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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Complementary Talents That’s not to say that co-founders should be carbon copies of each other.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The first of the goals ruled out at Spurs was almost a carbon copy of Eberechi Eze’s opener at the Etihad.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The parallel between Harvard and Musk is striking: both have been immensely successful, aided in large part by government funding, favorable regulation, and public goodwill.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Mainly, a batch of biting songs and an effortless flow that often operated as the parallel of a world-class rhythm section.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twin. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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