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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
This is especially true for premium merchandise priced over $1,000, where buyers face the highest financial risk, the authors of the report said, adding that full-body rendering has emerged as the clear consumer preference, capturing 80 percent of user engagement over basic AI twins.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
And, if no team could, how would the twins respond to being separated for the first time since their zygote days?
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Born in Richmond's West End, the Jasper twins excelled on the track field as hurdlers and in school, serving as co-valedictorians of John Marshall High School.
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Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Parker, who also shares son James, 23, with husband Matthew Broderick, previously pushed back on the stereotype that her twins are mirror images of each other.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
However, the twins also have been seen in Havaianas themselves off-duty.
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Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
23 June 2026
The Flames are one of the teams best-positioned to take both Ruck twins with their five picks in the 30-55 range.
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Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Marshall shares his three kids, twins Zí and Zigí, 11, and son Zö, 7, with ex-wife Mishi Nogami.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
With this new face, the Grecale and the sporty twins are now more in line with the styling vision first introduced with the MCXtrema, and brought to the road in the GT2 Stradale.
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Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
And, if no team could, how would the twins respond to being separated for the first time since their zygote days?
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Born in Richmond's West End, the Jasper twins excelled on the track field as hurdlers and in school, serving as co-valedictorians of John Marshall High School.
—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Parker, who also shares son James, 23, with husband Matthew Broderick, previously pushed back on the stereotype that her twins are mirror images of each other.
—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
However, the twins also have been seen in Havaianas themselves off-duty.
—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
23 June 2026
The Flames are one of the teams best-positioned to take both Ruck twins with their five picks in the 30-55 range.
—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Marshall shares his three kids, twins Zí and Zigí, 11, and son Zö, 7, with ex-wife Mishi Nogami.
—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
With this new face, the Grecale and the sporty twins are now more in line with the styling vision first introduced with the MCXtrema, and brought to the road in the GT2 Stradale.
—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twins
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In a way, the fact that Huston was made up of two halves — one part iconoclastic maverick, one part old school craftsman — gave him an edge his fellow septuagenarians lacked.
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So, to combat the effect of the heat and protect the teams, world soccer governing body FIFA introduced hydration breaks in both halves of every match played at the tournament.
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Later pictures showed the structure being towed within the lagoon.
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Space-age music blared night-club-loud as pictures of birds, plants, and flowers cascaded down the walls.
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In February, the FBI released images showing an armed person at Nancy Guthrie's front door tampering with the camera prior to her disappearance, but the suspect in the images has not been identified.
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One series displayed different images depending on the viewer’s position relative to the piece.
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For museums with valuable, ancient artifacts, creating replicas that can be held is also a step toward accessibility.
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Inside, the center of the eight-floor museum features replicas of American milestones like the Declaration of Independence, the end of slavery, the fight for equal rights, and highlights from the Obamas' time in the White House.
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Vital to the Southers’ battle plan is the use of genetic infantrymen, a battalion of clones whose thoughts can be downloaded on to a chip and reused if the host body is destroyed.
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Statistically, Llamas and Kyles are virtual clones in some categories.
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Among all the things that make Iliad Bookshop unique is the mural outside, depicting literary scenes and portraits of more than fifty authors and musicians like Charles Dickens, Sylvia Plath, Harper Lee, Pink Floyd and Tom Petty.
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Earlier works often centered on solitary women posed with the self-possession of royal portraits or religious icons.
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“Twins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twins. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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