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
  • There are no pairs of tidily poetic contradictions, but a morass of inner conflict, uncertainty, pain, and relief.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
  • The pair spent much of the next three days together, joking around.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • But a Russian drone attack on the city of Odesa hit a high-rise building, killing a married couple and injuring at least 14 other people, according to local authorities.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
  • The former couple settled the suit for $20 million a day later, but dozens of lawsuits from other people claiming similar misdeeds soon followed.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The duo are the third and fourth celebrities that have been announced for Season 34, alongside wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin (the son of the late Steve Irwin and brother of Season 21 champ Bindi Irwin), and model and influencer Alix Earle.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 1 July 2025
  • While the defensive duo has returned, four players remain absent with injury as Ferland Mendy, Eduardo Camavinga, Endrick Felipe and David Alaba are all still sidelined.
    Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

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