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as in half
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 image
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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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 twin
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
The 2-in-1 Tote Bag keeps your chaos chic with a snap strap for your laptop, zip pockets for the tiny stuff (pacifiers or lip balm, anyone?), and twin open slots for easy phone grabs mid-diaper change.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Kathleen Kewley, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The twins were all smiles in photos with their dates, who both had to carry the girls down a flight of stairs due to their body-hugging dresses.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 19 May 2025
William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Lopez shares 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, with ex-husband Marc Anthony, while Affleck and Garner share three children.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Its twin gateway, the Port of Long Beach, is now expecting a more than 10-percent drop-off in imports, according to CEO Mario Cordero.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 May 2025
The 2-in-1 Tote Bag keeps your chaos chic with a snap strap for your laptop, zip pockets for the tiny stuff (pacifiers or lip balm, anyone?), and twin open slots for easy phone grabs mid-diaper change.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
Noun
Digital twins are virtual replicas that do more than their modest name suggests.
—Kathleen Kewley, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The twins were all smiles in photos with their dates, who both had to carry the girls down a flight of stairs due to their body-hugging dresses.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
When integrated with generative AI, digital twins can give managers an even deeper understanding and increase operational intelligence.
—William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Lopez shares 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, with ex-husband Marc Anthony, while Affleck and Garner share three children.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
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Education Spanberger received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree from a dual program at Purdue University and GISMA Business School in Germany.—
Morgan Kromer,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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These clients look to leverage DBS as a gateway to the growing pool of dynamic investment opportunities in Asia through its dual booking centers in Singapore and Hong Kong.—
DBS Private Bank,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The punch-card Jacquard loom, invented in the early 19th-century for weaving, is considered a precursor to modern computing because its use of binary code inspired early computer design.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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Instead of processing data in the binary state of zeros and ones, quantum computers run on qubits, which encompass myriad states all at once.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2025
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“Twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twin. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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