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as in halves
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 pictures
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 twins
The reality of the twins’ situation overtook her life in every way, Alisha describes.
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The film also starred Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker and Armie Hammer as the Winklevoss twins.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
The twins would be strong candidates to redshirt next year in college.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
In 1987, Carson became the first surgeon to separate a pair of conjoined twins successfully.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Brooke welcomed twins Bob and Max on March 14, 2009.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Leading identity governance technology that leverages digital twins and knowledge graphs can surface these inefficiencies early, optimizing access and reducing operational drag before performance suffers.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In addition to executive producing, Pressly will play the twins’ mom, Roda.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Jesus and Antonio are insulting Veejay, Veejay is insulting Antonio and Jesus, the twins are getting more heated, and Veejay, in her most vulnerable moment all season, weeps to Christian about feeling misunderstood.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
The film also starred Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker and Armie Hammer as the Winklevoss twins.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
The twins would be strong candidates to redshirt next year in college.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
In 1987, Carson became the first surgeon to separate a pair of conjoined twins successfully.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Brooke welcomed twins Bob and Max on March 14, 2009.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Leading identity governance technology that leverages digital twins and knowledge graphs can surface these inefficiencies early, optimizing access and reducing operational drag before performance suffers.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In addition to executive producing, Pressly will play the twins’ mom, Roda.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Jesus and Antonio are insulting Veejay, Veejay is insulting Antonio and Jesus, the twins are getting more heated, and Veejay, in her most vulnerable moment all season, weeps to Christian about feeling misunderstood.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twins
Noun
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In two straight seasons, Faber played incredible first halves, then fell off fairly dramatically.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Fearon has conducted twelve such procedures — the condition is rare, affecting about one in 100,000 births, according to NBC-DFW — in an effort to bring together the different halves of the face.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The only thing neighbors’ cameras will share are pictures and clips of dogs that could be yours.—
Mike Feibus,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The reporter had already sent me pictures and audio recordings, promising a complete draft by Monday night.—
Zahra Nader,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Breast ultrasound uses sound waves to look at the breast and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses radio waves and magnets to make detailed images, often used for high-risk patients.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, along with the official documents, Israel uncovered images of the activist with Birawi.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The new tissues scored higher on tactile feedback and cutting response than conventional replicas.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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And walking back onto those exact replicas of our sets was like a time tunnel.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The new policies also include more explicit bans on unauthorized AI voice clones and deepfakes.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Then, like a rhizomatous plant, its tentacles have spread, producing clones around the world.—
Dennis Hinkamp,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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Projecting his short film and those character portraits was such an interesting concept to start.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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All in all, Pantzer's keen eye and relationships netted him 38 of the artist's watercolors, 3,000 engravings and seven life portraits, according to Newfields' collection overview.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Twins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twins. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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