twins

plural of twin

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Recent Examples of twins That her means of exit is abandoning her newborn twins is less than sympathetic, but in a different era Cathy would have options beyond a domesticity that never suited her in the first place. — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026 The Trask twins have grown up with the lie that their mother died, and while Cal hides his wounds from that absence, Aron doesn’t. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Ming and Wah are ten-year-old twins who adore a good mystery. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 This is where digital twins become useful as decision-validation tools. — Amruth Puppala, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 While their last name is a famous one in British circles, the twins themselves are relatively new entries on the London social scene. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026 One room has a king-sized bed, and the other has two twins—a setup that works especially well for families who want the kids in their own space but still just a few steps away. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026 The digital twins replicate the real-world changing environments and aging infrastructure and can be used to predict what is likely to occur. — Ming Xiao, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 In addition to Zahara, who’s 21, the family includes twins Knox and Vivienne, 18; Shiloh, 20; Pax, 22; and Maddox, 25. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twins
Noun
  • Human insight and flexible multichannel infrastructure are two halves of one capability.
    — Wendy Johnstone, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Double Exposure layers two images atop each other to blend subjects or scenes together while Split Shot divides images into two halves using a rotating accessory that blocks half the lens at a time.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But the sight of a man sleeping atop the shelter next to a shopping cart caught the attention of onlookers, some of whom pulled out their phones to take pictures, as first reported by KTLA.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Troublesome Creek, Kentucky, overflowed, destroying pictures of the late 13-year-old boy whom Campbell helped raise — and just about everything else in her home.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Gorgoni shot his images in the snow, endowing Shift with a stark graphic identity devoid of human occupancy.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In March, the company debuted Luma Agents, which can execute creative work across text, images, video, and audio on behalf of studios, marketing teams, and agencies.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The film worked extensively to operate under the union’s new rules surrounding the use of digital replicas and AI, especially when new scenes would emerge throughout the four-month production.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • One of the clones, Antonia, has done what her counterpart has failed to do — produce a surviving lineage of ferrets.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Scheungraber says DoppelCart shops mimic 44,182 different brands, with a median of two clones for each brand.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Several hang in the Musée d’Orsay, including one of his portraits of the physician who treated him, Doctor Paul Gachet.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Other novelists have turned to acidic, class-conscious portraits of the underemployed—see Andrew Martin and Halle Butler.
    — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Twins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twins. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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