two sides of the same coin
idiom
: two things that are regarded as two parts of the same thing
These problems may seem unrelated but they are really two sides of the same coin.
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Varas described winning soccer and entertaining soccer as two sides of the same coin.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Europe faces two great crises — in the economic and security spheres — that are, ultimately, two sides of the same coin.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
The most successful organizations recognize that workforce inclusion and market inclusion are two sides of the same coin.
—Caroline Casey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Witches and vampires are two sides of the same coin in a way.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2024
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Europe faces two great crises — in the economic and security spheres — that are, ultimately, two sides of the same coin.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
The most successful organizations recognize that workforce inclusion and market inclusion are two sides of the same coin.
—Caroline Casey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Witches and vampires are two sides of the same coin in a way.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for two sides of the same coin
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“Two sides of the same coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two%20sides%20of%20the%20same%20coin. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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