twain

as in pair
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together I like rap and my parents like country music, and never the twain shall meet in our house

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Recent Examples of twain The Victorian world was cleft in twain, with men on one side, and women on the other. Hugh Ryan, Town & Country, 25 May 2022 Never the twain shall meet. Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 1 July 2022 My head might cleave in twain! Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 Fruit is the opposite of cake, and never the twain shall mix. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for twain
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Noun
  • Two Israeli embassy staffers were killed by a lone gunman in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 21, as the pair left an evening event at the Capital Jewish Museum a little over a mile from the White House.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Sizes are limited, so don’t wait too long to snatch up a pair of these gorgeous leather wedges.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Gilbert decided to capture their reactions on camera with the footage ending up on the couple's @acouple.gs Instagram and TikTok pages.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
  • This has not been the type of start Wood has enjoyed the last couple of weeks.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Bindi shared a series of snaps, alternating between photos of the family of three, individual shots of the 4-year-old and an image of the mother-daughter duo.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • Take the story of a mother and daughter duo who started with a folding table and buckets of blooms for sale from the local farmer’s market in Detroit.
    Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

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“Twain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twain. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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