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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After their father dies in a lynching, identical twins Stella and Desiree flee their rural Louisiana town to start fresh in New Orleans.
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Susan Walter
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Smoke — one of two identical twin cousins both played by Michael B. Jordan — calls for Sammie to use his guitar.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 5 May 2025
Their love interests also showcase the differences between the identical twins: Smoke’s former love is Annie (a wise, raw, and riveting Wunmi Mosaku), a spiritual medicine woman still reeling from the grief of losing their infant child, whose potions and hoodoo knowledge come in handy later.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
The new parents welcomed healthy, identical twin girls who were born early, at 31 weeks, on Thursday (May 15).
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 18 May 2025
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Susan Walter
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Smoke — one of two identical twin cousins both played by Michael B. Jordan — calls for Sammie to use his guitar.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 5 May 2025
Their love interests also showcase the differences between the identical twins: Smoke’s former love is Annie (a wise, raw, and riveting Wunmi Mosaku), a spiritual medicine woman still reeling from the grief of losing their infant child, whose potions and hoodoo knowledge come in handy later.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
The new parents welcomed healthy, identical twin girls who were born early, at 31 weeks, on Thursday (May 15).
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 18 May 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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