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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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Recent Examples of twin
Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Hikers discovered the bodies of twin brothers Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis on March 8 atop Bell Mountain in Hiawassee, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella Photo: Getty Images The 10-year-old twins and heirs of House Grimaldi.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The twin sisters, 32, kicked around the idea after each went on maternity leave for three months in 2024, yet their business grew nearly eight-fold from $10 million in annual sales to $75 million in annual sales.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Hikers discovered the bodies of twin brothers Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis on March 8 atop Bell Mountain in Hiawassee, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
This was because the Voyager twins had both completed their investigation of the solar system's giant planets, which boosted the longevity of both probes.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella Photo: Getty Images The 10-year-old twins and heirs of House Grimaldi.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twin
Adjective
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The dual pressures of addiction and burnout are exacting a steep toll on America’s entrepreneurs and executives.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Elisabeth Ambrogio, the district’s director of bilingual and multicultural programs, said the two-way dual language class brings students whose first language is English and those speaking Spanish from birth together to learn in two languages with a goal of becoming fluent in both.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Lions led 33-17 at halftime and kept up the intensity in the second half.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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But the Tigers had few answers for the Blue Hens in the second half.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2025
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Benedict Chiu, United States, 2023 A member of a famous K-Pop boy band whose face has been disfigured by an accident must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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What Makary decides to do will go a long way in determining the extent to which Kennedy is able to remake American health in his image.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Any attempt to put the football game itself into the binary ping-pong of our current politics was equally simplistic or self-serving.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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As more neutron star data is collected, the gravitational acceleration measurement of binary pulsars and their single counterparts could shine a light on the gravitational field of the Milky Way and, thus, the shape and distribution of dark matter in our galaxy.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek's analysis of Google Earth imagery shows that construction of the replica compound began sometime between mid-October and early November 2014.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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By bringing these artwork replicas to Little Haiti, the organizers hope to inspire a deeper appreciation for Haiti’s contributions to the global cultural landscape.—
Jonel Juste,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Neither society knows how to handle two clones coming face-to-face, and goes to extraordinary lengths — mostly involving murder — to prevent it from happening.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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When the inevitable happens, new clones of Mickey are simply printed up and all his memories are restored one by one.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Room 15, for example, Matisse’s Red Madras Headdress (1907) is flanked by (among other things) a pair of watery landscapes, a pair of fans, a pair of soup ladles, and a pair of pictures, each showing a woman and a dog (one of them from the hand of William Glackens’s daughter, age 9).—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Just a few months removed from the Eaton and Palisades fires, Dodgers fans taking pictures and posting them on social media will, in many cases, be providing free publicity to Phillips 66.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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Vista Murrieta 5, Gahr 1: A two-run single by RJ Holmes in the fifth inning, followed by an RBI single by Ryland Duson and an RBI double by Gavin Kramer helped the Broncos come out on top.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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Lucas Click also had a single and Bryson Andrews provided an RBI. Trinity Prep 14, Windermere Prep 2 Buzz: Alton Gunther had 2 doubles for 3 RBIs for Trinity Prep (5-3).—
Steve Gorches,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twin. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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