1
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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2
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
Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Two people who died when a truck plunged into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., have been identified as twin brothers.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Expect digital twins to multiply in the manufacturing space.
—Simon Dae Oong Kim, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Other ensembles stood out for their symmetry: People wearing complementary diamond-quilt jackets, for example, or twin earmuffs.
—Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Two people who died when a truck plunged into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., have been identified as twin brothers.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
Dancing together as stage performers were Adlai E. Stevenson High School of Lincolnshire students and twins Heidi and Heather Bi, 18, of Buffalo Grove.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Expect digital twins to multiply in the manufacturing space.
—Simon Dae Oong Kim, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twin
Adjective
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The 29-year-old actor, who stars as Bob Dylan in the new film A Complete Unknown, took on dual roles as both host and musical guest for the night.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2025
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Kyrou’s the puck carrier of that combination, Holloway is a bit more of a shooter, and Schenn is a dual threat who helps facilitate play.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Piñeiro should have a decent market, despite having a rough second half of the season.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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But the Adebayo-Ware look didn’t produce positive minutes in the second half, as the Trail Blazers outscored the Heat 11-6 during the first 4:15 of the third quarter before Ware was subbed out.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The social media user who first shared the image identified it as inauthentic in a follow-up post.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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The profile — based on multiple interviews with Ali along with former colleagues, friends and reporters, according to Kiefer — painted an unflattering image of Ali, alleged the plaintiff.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Schrodinger's cat is revealed as either dead or just very quiet, a spectrum of future possibilities becomes a single path forward, and this nice, simple new reality can then interact with the binary synaptic machinery of the brain.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2025
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Connected together, qubits have far more processing power than binary 0s and 1s.—
Britney Nguyen,
Quartz,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The elaborate queue for the ride is set in a bank vault but the real highlight is right outside where there's a mini replica of Fremont Street in Sin City.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The highly accurate set comes with a replica of the stylish three-story house, every floor brimming with rooms and accessories inspired by key scenes from across the franchise, including Edward’s bedroom and the grand piano in the living room.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Among the places some of them took refuge was Likee, a TikTok clone launched by the profitable Singaporean tech company Joyy in 2017.—
Paresh Dave,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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His Carneros Chardonnay is carefully selected from a small block from a variety of clones, primarily fermented in 53% French oak using native yeast, with a small percentage of concrete.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The clear picture here is that hunters in the South tend to be more successful.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
23 Jan. 2025
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One of the BlueSky posts -- made a day before the shooting -- showed an edited picture of Rupnow, according to sources.—
Josh Margolin,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Shriver won seven Australian Open titles, five Wimbledon titles, five US Open titles and four French Open titles in women’s doubles.—
Jill Martin,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Shriver won 22 Grand Slam doubles titles in total, 21 in women’s doubles and one in mixed doubles.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twin. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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