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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
When the day of the follow-up scan finally arrived, the mystery was solved—not triplets, but twins.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
In addition to the twins, Alex and Chloe each have older daughters from previous relationships.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
His oldest child, musician Jesse Wood, was 39 years old when the twins were born.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025
The twins partnered with HomeGoods to embrace early holiday decorating, sharing insights on sisterhood, family traditions, and essentials to celebrate the season.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
The Olsen twins won the accessory designer of the year award, delivering a rare public speech.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The brand’s name means fraternal, or non-identical, twins, which contributes to its mismatched design philosophy.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
In the comments of Kelly’s TikTok, fans made side-by-side collages of baby Sidney and Ozzy, calling them twins.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Its cast included Eisenberg’s Zuckerberg, Andrew Garfield’s Eduardo Saverin, Justin Timberlake’s Sean Parker and Armie Hammer as the Winklevoss twins.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
In addition to the twins, Alex and Chloe each have older daughters from previous relationships.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
His oldest child, musician Jesse Wood, was 39 years old when the twins were born.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025
The twins partnered with HomeGoods to embrace early holiday decorating, sharing insights on sisterhood, family traditions, and essentials to celebrate the season.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
The Olsen twins won the accessory designer of the year award, delivering a rare public speech.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The brand’s name means fraternal, or non-identical, twins, which contributes to its mismatched design philosophy.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
In the comments of Kelly’s TikTok, fans made side-by-side collages of baby Sidney and Ozzy, calling them twins.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Its cast included Eisenberg’s Zuckerberg, Andrew Garfield’s Eduardo Saverin, Justin Timberlake’s Sean Parker and Armie Hammer as the Winklevoss twins.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twins
Noun
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Arrange bourbon pecan halves on top.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
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Coaches between the two teams agreed that, instead of a customary five-minute break between the two halves of extra time, both teams would switch halves and resume play almost immediately.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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For the rest of her images, Kardashian modeled the see-through lace dress in various parts of the island paradise, also including some pictures that were just part of the scenery.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Like William Klein’s pictures, Roversi’s incorporate accidents, light flares, blur, even damage.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk raised fears of political violence in America as well as questions about the responsibility of social media companies pertaining to images of violence posted on their platforms.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The vehicles going up for bid include originals and replicas from movies and TV shows like Fast & Furious franchise, John Wick 2, and Drive.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tonight, one of the replicas hits the Paramount Studios runway on model Olivia Petersen.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s why this album opened the door for all the Eighties bar-band faux-Bruce clones.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Fast forward a few decades, and today Chris and his wife Kathryn make excellent Chardonnay wines in homage to Richard using Dijon, Wente, and Mendoza clones.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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Spanning from the late short story writer Eudora Welty to the more au courant Zendaya, the portraits were also snapshots of time.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The area features portraits of past presidents.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Twins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twins. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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