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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
Those guest cabins can be built as doubles, twins, or a single with a Pullman bed that folds away to create space for a drop-down desk or vanity.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
The victims have been identified as Sergio Leon, 38, from Fresno, his wife Herminia Hernandez, 39, and their 4-year-old twins, Naomi and Nyah Leon, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Jolie shares 6 children Shiloh, Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, and 17-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with her ex-husband Brad Pitt.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 June 2026
On June 10, Venus forms a nearly straight and horizontal line, just over 10 degrees long with the Gemini twins.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Anaia and Racine pose as strippers, ordered for the boy twins, one assumes, by Daddy.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
That includes their colleagues who design the factories that build the cars that GM sells to customers—digital twins of new assembly lines are created well in advance of any actual hardware being installed to iron out the bugs.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
In addition to the older children, there is a 9-year-old daughter and twins of 5, who were 4 at the time.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The family had met Crooks at the Ames farmers market in July of 2024, when the couple’s twins were just two weeks old.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
The victims have been identified as Sergio Leon, 38, from Fresno, his wife Herminia Hernandez, 39, and their 4-year-old twins, Naomi and Nyah Leon, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Jolie shares 6 children Shiloh, Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, and 17-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with her ex-husband Brad Pitt.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 June 2026
On June 10, Venus forms a nearly straight and horizontal line, just over 10 degrees long with the Gemini twins.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Anaia and Racine pose as strippers, ordered for the boy twins, one assumes, by Daddy.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
That includes their colleagues who design the factories that build the cars that GM sells to customers—digital twins of new assembly lines are created well in advance of any actual hardware being installed to iron out the bugs.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
In addition to the older children, there is a 9-year-old daughter and twins of 5, who were 4 at the time.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The family had met Crooks at the Ames farmers market in July of 2024, when the couple’s twins were just two weeks old.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twins
Noun
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But Harper didn’t do enough to balance his halves.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Instead of those handle halves folding around close to 180 degrees to reveal a central set of pliers like many other Leathermans do, one of the Crunch's handles pulls out and swings downward via an internal arm to reveal the pliers, which in turn swing into position.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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On a recent day, a stream of visitors, including school children, walked through the circular room, stopping to sit behind the desk and pose for pictures.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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On a recent day, a stream of visitors, including schoolchildren, walked through the circular room, stopping to sit behind the desk and pose for pictures.—
Sophia Tareen,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Müller joins their ranks with these affectionate images.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Disney’s social media accounts did some further rib-nudging over the weekend with tweets paraphrasing Swift lyrics as captions for the billboard images, some of which featured the character Jessie.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The union has argued that the language — coupled with an arbitration provision — will limit the use of AI replicas to a handful of edge cases.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 June 2026
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In addition to the photobooks, the installation included a pair of headphones playing Radiohead’s 1997 album OK Computer, along with two replicas of Andy Warhol’s post-shooting girdle.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Propagation is a technique that allows gardeners to make clones of existing plants.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
31 May 2026
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In addition to the actions above, profile verification will become increasingly important as AI clones and content grow.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The art show paired portraits of animals that exhibit same-sex behaviors, like peacocks and flamingos, and was meant to be a commentary on how queerness has been hidden throughout history, leaving artists to use symbolism to communicate their point of view.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Some viewers and beginner-painters valued his bare-bones instructions on how to create unchallenging landscape portraits, while still some others undoubtedly enjoyed Ross and his painting lessons for their snark value.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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“Twins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twins. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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