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 Eiffel Tower is warped and displaced, the Arc de Triomphe hewn in twain. Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025 Wondering where the twain meet with these veteran politicians? Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025 The Moose wants Leon Draisaitl money, $14 million per year, and ne’er the twain. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025 That is, until DARPA initiated its SPRINT program aimed at making the twain meet in an aircraft that could take off, land, and hover like a rotorcraft and then transition into a jet when in vertical flight. David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for twain
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Noun
  • Shop the Rag & Bone sweatpant jeans, these popular Halara pants, a budget-friendly Amazon pair, and more.
    Laura Lu, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There are countless vegetable peelers available at Amazon, but this pair from Tacgea is worth recommending for several reasons.
    Clint Davis, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Spirit Halloween's fantastic costume sets can work for couples or groups of up to four.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The mistake tortures them, which prompts the couple to try and solve the mystery by producing a fake play in an attempt to get their ex-neighbor Mary (Chloe Cherry) to audition.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, Reeves became Estragon, the more simplistic and long-suffering of the duo, while Winter tackled Vladimir, the more commanding and verbose character.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The original dress originates from The Blonds’s spring summer 2009 collection, one that delighted in futuristic, high octane glamour that the New York design duo defined.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Twain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twain. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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