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Recent Examples of identical twin
In the show, Ruffalo plays identical twin brothers, Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, the latter of whom is schizophrenic.
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Set in 1925, the story involves identical twins Dulcinea (who is Hastings’ wife) and Bella, a married acrobat who has disappeared while hat-shopping in London’s Mayfair district.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Since then, the identical twins have steadily become a force in artistic and fashion circles.
—Thessaly La Force, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Researchers in Australia found that 60% to 70% of twins in one study both had environmental allergies, and identical twins were more likely to share allergies than fraternal (nonidentical) twins.
—Breanne Hayes Haney, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Set in 1925, the story involves identical twins Dulcinea (who is Hastings’ wife) and Bella, a married acrobat who has disappeared while hat-shopping in London’s Mayfair district.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Since then, the identical twins have steadily become a force in artistic and fashion circles.
—Thessaly La Force, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Researchers in Australia found that 60% to 70% of twins in one study both had environmental allergies, and identical twins were more likely to share allergies than fraternal (nonidentical) twins.
—Breanne Hayes Haney, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twin
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Following Florida’s 4-1 dispatch of rival Tampa Bay in the first round and seven games to end Toronto’s season, the East finals presents its own dynamic, because the Panthers and Hurricanes are mirror images in terms of defense-first mindsets.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Now jump ahead to last year, when the right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson provided a mirror image of Yeltsin’s supermarket visit, only this time the supermarket was in Moscow.—
Eric Jason Martin Tanya Pérez Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Larkin 13, Elgin 5 Larkin (13-15, 9-8 Upstate Eight): Kenya Ventura 3-for-4, 2 doubles, 5 RBIs.—
Josh Krockey,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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But a bogey at 16 and a disastrous double at the difficult 17th have the reigning U.S. Open champ six behind Scheffler with one day to go.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The baby that results from that is an exact genetic duplicate of the original donor animal.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Since taking office in 2020, Garrity estimates her office has flagged nearly $2 billion in improper payments annually, including overpayments, duplicates, or payments to the incorrect recipients.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2025
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The first of the goals ruled out at Spurs was almost a carbon copy of Eberechi Eze’s opener at the Etihad.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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In fact, from an offensive perspective, 2022 and 2023 were nearly carbon copies of each other: 2022: 136 games, 22 home runs, 64 RBI 2023: 135 games, 18 home runs, 65 RBI Unfortunately, since 2022, all of Correa’s defensive metrics have fallen off.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Dear Friends, The film Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk directed by Sepideh Farsi, part of the ACID parallel section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, will be screened on May 15th.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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With the Mon Mothma Senate speech, people have drawn many parallels.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twin. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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