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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
Field teams are closely monitoring the twins during this critical early period.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
But sarcasm and irony are more like cousins, not twins.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
The pair welcomed twins Hazel and Otis in September 2019 via a surrogate.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
For the Gerle twins, playing together gets better with age.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Five sets of twins are being cared for at once at a Baltimore NICU.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Mariah Carey shared an adorable photo with her twins, Moroccan and Monroe, on Easter Sunday.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
Jace and Jorden Wells are twins.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
According to the arrest warrant obtained by Fox News Digital, two 11-year-old twins alleged that the director had touched them inappropriately.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
But sarcasm and irony are more like cousins, not twins.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
The pair welcomed twins Hazel and Otis in September 2019 via a surrogate.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
For the Gerle twins, playing together gets better with age.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Five sets of twins are being cared for at once at a Baltimore NICU.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Mariah Carey shared an adorable photo with her twins, Moroccan and Monroe, on Easter Sunday.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
Jace and Jorden Wells are twins.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
According to the arrest warrant obtained by Fox News Digital, two 11-year-old twins alleged that the director had touched them inappropriately.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twins
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My own life does not feel like one continuous thing but, rather, two distinct halves that belong to two very different people.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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After not allowing a single goal in the entire playoffs, the Mustangs forfeited a pair of goals in a three-minute span of the first and second halves.—
Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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One of those pictures was with Luca Gamauf, a university student.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The management also tossed pictures of his kids.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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The converted car, filled with seats and fast-moving images LED screens, doesn’t go anywhere but gives you the illusion of traveling through agave fields.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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The material included images taken with a cellphone, apparently to avoid detection on company devices.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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And as far as attention to detail, each follow in the footsteps of Amalgam’s miniature Formula 1 replicas and its previous partnerships with Maranello, which include a diminutive 12Cilindri.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday in a Castle Rock barn, history buffs are building replicas of old buildings, by hand.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, the clones even lost an entire copy of their X chromosome.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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Stumpy was one of the trees cleared for the renovations, but Stumpy clones live on, waiting to be planted when the work is done.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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For instance, portraits of Kim II Sung, the founder and supreme leader of North Korea, and Kim Jong Il, the father of current leader Kim Jong Un, are mandatory in public places like train stations, hospitals, schools and factories.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Centred on intimate portraits of women rebuilding their lives, the film follows individuals shaping a future in the shadow of a shared past.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Twins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twins. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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