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as in half
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
I've found one sock but can't find its twin
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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
some of these people who think that they're a given movie star's twin are kidding themselves
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Recent Examples of twin
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Both shows documented her life as mom to now 24-year-old twin daughters Mady and Cara, who are in college, as well as 21-year-old sextuplets Hannah, Collin, Alexis, Aaden, Joel and Leah.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Barron, Mojica and the Arevalo twins anchor the line.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
In the film, which entered production in Mississippi this week, a seasoned criminologist and a young female psychologist are lured to a remote Mississippi town to investigate the murder of a little girl and the disappearance of her twin sister.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Both shows documented her life as mom to now 24-year-old twin daughters Mady and Cara, who are in college, as well as 21-year-old sextuplets Hannah, Collin, Alexis, Aaden, Joel and Leah.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Once there was a set of sixth grade twins who lived in the same apartment complex as Holland.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Barron, Mojica and the Arevalo twins anchor the line.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twin
Adjective
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Tacking the dual problems of PM2.5 from fires and CO2 from vehicles requires different approaches.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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For example, due to dual enrollment, Simmons arrived at Clemson with 35 college credits.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The hosts debate whether a team in the upper half of the valuations could sell today if the buyer wasn’t Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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At one point in the second half, Kudus took a free kick quickly and then chipped a cross towards Kevin Danso.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The image, which appears to have been created with AI, shows the prison in the background.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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Keeping the moon in the background of an image with another subject is often much more powerful than an image of just the moon.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The best organizations won’t treat hybrid work as a binary choice.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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However, for those with $2.7 million to spend, this isn’t a binary choice.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So, no wonder a full-scale replica is going on sale again.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The model replica includes rooms inside the house, but isn't furnished.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Scientists clone Ripley, along with the Xenomorph Queen embryo inside her, to study the aliens.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Both De Los Santos and Yom said research data on AI voice clones will likely follow a similar path, eventually proving that a fully functioning, natural-sounding voice can lead to not only a better life, but a longer one.—
April Dembosky,
NPR,
22 July 2025
Noun
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While Trump's approval rating nationally remains historically low, a look at state-by-state survey results show a more complicated picture.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Grammy winner also shared a few pictures from the event, including a group photo of herself and the fans smiling at the camera as well as a snap of everyone dancing to the unreleased music.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The players, individually ranked no. 14 and No. 16 in the Men’s Doubles standings, have found success hard to come by in gender doubles this year.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Caminero also became the first Ray to post 20 doubles, 30 homers and 75 RBIs through his first 110 games of a season.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twin. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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