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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
Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Walter is mom to four kids, son Jordan, 38, daughter Delia, 34, and twin sons Spencer and Simon, 25.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
Maddox, 24; Pax, 22; Zahara, 21; Shiloh, 19; and 17-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
More than half of all twin pregnancies result in preterm births, according to a news release.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Walter is mom to four kids, son Jordan, 38, daughter Delia, 34, and twin sons Spencer and Simon, 25.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
Thomas Connor appears as Roger, while Noah and Cassius Flemyng play twins Sam and Eric, Cornelius Brandreth is Maurice, and Tom Page-Turner is Bill.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
Maddox, 24; Pax, 22; Zahara, 21; Shiloh, 19; and 17-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twin
Adjective
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The Renpho MorphoScan Nova Body Composition Scale uses dual-frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) to calculate the precise makeup of your body during your weigh-in.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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My time in Congress focused on addressing these dual crises.—
Carlos Curbelo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Banchero made six of his first eight shots to reach 13 first-half points and added four rebounds and three assists before the break.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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DoorDash holds more than half of the US food delivery market and offers drone services in parts of Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Virginia.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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The images of that crash were shared widely online and caught Noah Williams' attention, triggering painful memories and taking him back to the day his own life changed forever.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Iranian officials told civilians to be on the lookout for survivors and have flooded social media with images that purport to show wreckage from the aircraft.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The act also affirmed the right to self-identify as transgender or non-binary.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The title is binary; the work is not.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Vanity Fair,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Hennepin County Attorney's Office charged 54-year-old James Reginal Willis and 28-year-old Garrett Christopher Willis Tuesday with two felony counts each of threats of violence and displaying replica firearms in connection to the confrontations on March 3.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reinstated the Army pilots responsible for flying a pair of helicopters by Kid Rock’s White House replica mansion in Nashville.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The clone in question is a nod to an ongoing TikTok conspiracy theory that suggests Gomez was replaced by a body double or a clone after her kidney transplant in 2017.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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The plot twist comes after a fateful rover crash, when the true nature of the operation is revealed; Sam is really a clone that's replaced every three years when his contract ends.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The cover girl is Ger van Braam, an Indonesian woman who subscribed to The Ladder and sent her picture to the editor in search of kinship.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Thing is, those other 499 pictures didn’t look like that incredible Erceg shot.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Guardians finished with just one hit on a double that landed over right fielder Michael Conforto’s head.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Nick Castellanos hit the first of San Diego's four RBI doubles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twin. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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