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Recent Examples of identical twin
For example, in identical twins — who share all of their DNA — if one twin has autism, the other usually does, as well.
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Liz Szabo, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Kerr’s identical twin brother, Davion, who is playing a post-grad season at St. Thomas More, will join him at Syracuse next season.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2024
His uneventful life is rocked by the disappearance of his identical twin brother James, a police detective.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024
Despite never having been to Southern California, Pascal’s books (there are 181 total in the original series, many written by ghostwriters) offered an intricate lens on the semi-charmed West Coast life of the Wakefield sisters, identical twins living in a suburb of Los Angeles.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 31 July 2024
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Liz Szabo, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Kerr’s identical twin brother, Davion, who is playing a post-grad season at St. Thomas More, will join him at Syracuse next season.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2024
His uneventful life is rocked by the disappearance of his identical twin brother James, a police detective.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024
Despite never having been to Southern California, Pascal’s books (there are 181 total in the original series, many written by ghostwriters) offered an intricate lens on the semi-charmed West Coast life of the Wakefield sisters, identical twins living in a suburb of Los Angeles.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twin
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Harris appeared as Rudolph's mirror image, giving each other a lighthearted pep talk and poking fun at Trump's recent rally speeches.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Whittingham has built the program in his mirror image: to be miserable to play against, prioritize the football, take up tons of clock and have a shot in the fourth quarter.Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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The former Florida State star seems on the fast track already, having hit .313 with 5 doubles, 4 triples and 7 homers in 32 minor-league games.Chuck Murr, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Nicknamed the ‘Special Ks,’ Kyrgios and Kokkinakis defeated fellow Australians Max Purcell and Matt Ebden in the final in 2022, the culmination of a thrilling two weeks during which the doubles pair were one of the tournament’s biggest draws.Matias Grez, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The office of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy did not respond to a request for comment, but speaking at an unrelated bill signing earlier this week, Murphy said there had been 49 sightings on Sunday alone — though several of those may have been duplicates or merely possible sightings.Jason Breslow, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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The district said the facilities referendum was needed because of safety concerns about students and staff traveling between its two buildings and inefficiencies caused by duplicate staffing and unused space.Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
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The rest of the weekend forecast is essentially a carbon copy until Sunday when temperatures climb up to near 60.Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Liverpool’s third goal against Manchester United was a carbon copy of that drill as Conor Bradley combined with Mohamed Salah down the right, Diogo Jota’s shot was parried and Tsimikas tucked away the rebound.James Pearce, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
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Initially created to render the complex visuals of video games, Nvidia’s GPUs contain hundreds of microprocessors capable of operating in parallel.Robert Pearl, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Regulatory risks The comparisons with Japan are largely based on parallels with that country’s problems following a real estate crash in the 1990s: a hard-to-unwind debt bubble, an aging population, a reliance on loose monetary policy to turn things around.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twin. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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