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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The two actors played Meredith Blake and Chessy, respectively, in the 1998 movie — and both spoke about the possibility of a sequel with Lindsay Lohan, who played the identical twins.
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Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Now in production, the indie feature stars Dern as steadfast patriarch Gramps, whose daughter Shay (Thompson) is a single mother navigating the ADHD diagnosis of one of her identical twin sons, who shares his medication with his brother in attempt to be understood, sparking an unforgettable summer.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
Even family histories of cancer-prone women and identical twins only hinted at their hereditary links, which wouldn’t be fully understood until modern genetics came into play.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the identical twins Adeev and Ezra Potash, who are from Omaha, Nebraska, were named that state’s first-ever Composer Laureates.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Now in production, the indie feature stars Dern as steadfast patriarch Gramps, whose daughter Shay (Thompson) is a single mother navigating the ADHD diagnosis of one of her identical twin sons, who shares his medication with his brother in attempt to be understood, sparking an unforgettable summer.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
Even family histories of cancer-prone women and identical twins only hinted at their hereditary links, which wouldn’t be fully understood until modern genetics came into play.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the identical twins Adeev and Ezra Potash, who are from Omaha, Nebraska, were named that state’s first-ever Composer Laureates.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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