identical twin
noun
: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from a single egg and who look exactly alike
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That’s especially true in the series finale, which reveals that the gang’s latest tormentor is the heretofore unknown identical twin sister and impersonator of Spencer (Troian Bellisario): Alex Drake, a psychopathic killer with an inexplicable Cockney accent.
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Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 2 July 2024
Nine decades later, the identical twin sisters still share a queen bed.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Stoic identical twin knights Erryk and Arryk Cargyll (played by 34-year-old identical twin actors Elliott and Luke Tittensor) battle each other in a lethal, lookalike brother-on-brother brawl.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
The show stars Stenberg in a dual lead role as identical twins Osha and Mae Aniseya in a story set 100 years before The Phantom Menace.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
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Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 2 July 2024
Nine decades later, the identical twin sisters still share a queen bed.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Stoic identical twin knights Erryk and Arryk Cargyll (played by 34-year-old identical twin actors Elliott and Luke Tittensor) battle each other in a lethal, lookalike brother-on-brother brawl.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
The show stars Stenberg in a dual lead role as identical twins Osha and Mae Aniseya in a story set 100 years before The Phantom Menace.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
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