as in different
being not of the same kind
the nonidentical bullet fragments were presented as evidence that more than one gun was involved
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Recent Examples of nonidentical
The likelihood of giving birth to nonidentical twins three times in a row is very low, said Angela Silber, the doctor who delivered Alarcon’s latest twins via C-section last month after seeing that one of the babies was in a breech position.
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Washington Post,
6 May 2022
Started in 2018 by British public health researcher Tim Spector, the study has followed more than 1,100 mostly healthy adults in the U.S. and Britain, including hundreds of identical and nonidentical twins.
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Anahad O’Connor New York Times,
Star Tribune,
28 Jan. 2021
Not only does face blindness often run in families, but the face-recognition ability of identical twins is much more similar than that of nonidentical ones.
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Sarah Bate,
Scientific American,
26 Dec. 2019
The toddlers, 18 months to 24 months old, included 250 children who were developing normally (41 pairs of identical twins, 42 pairs of nonidentical twins and 84 children unrelated to each other).
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Pam Belluck,
New York Times,
12 July 2017
Washington Post,
6 May 2022
Started in 2018 by British public health researcher Tim Spector, the study has followed more than 1,100 mostly healthy adults in the U.S. and Britain, including hundreds of identical and nonidentical twins.
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Anahad O’Connor New York Times,
Star Tribune,
28 Jan. 2021
Not only does face blindness often run in families, but the face-recognition ability of identical twins is much more similar than that of nonidentical ones.
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Sarah Bate,
Scientific American,
26 Dec. 2019
The toddlers, 18 months to 24 months old, included 250 children who were developing normally (41 pairs of identical twins, 42 pairs of nonidentical twins and 84 children unrelated to each other).
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Pam Belluck,
New York Times,
12 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonidentical
Adjective
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There are four main courses in the area — dirt, park, street and vertical — all with different styles of judging and competition.
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The two parties would take a somewhat different approach for police protection at high-security venues.
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Working with sister stylist duo Chloe and Chenelle Delgadillo, Rodrigo has reconstructed her signature looks to feel softer and more grown-up, with outfits drawing from fashion references just as diverse as her musical taste.
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This is a really fun, diverse set of applications all mysteriously falling under the heading of the positive Grassmannian.
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Both Kalshi and Polymarket argue that trading on their platforms is distinct from gambling.
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Schneider also has some distinct tattoos, including a cherry blossom on her right thigh, stylist scissors on her left inner forearm and a flower on the top of her left foot.
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The Lebanese Australian producer created his distinctive style by blending sounds from the Arab world with hard-hitting bass music.
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Banfield-Norris, who is Jaden’s grandmother, served a softer contrast to her grandkids’ shoes, opting for the elegant Christian Louboutin Senora leopard-print sandals, which feature a distinctive red sole and a T-strap design.
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