identical twin

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Recent Examples of identical twin Its founders were Hamid and Saeid Mohammadi, the identical twin sons of a bread baker. Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 Scott, who presents most of his reno programs with identical twin Jonathan, has hosted Property Brothers since 2011. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 May 2026 Julie Chan and her identical twin sister, Chloe, were separated at a young age. Literary Hub, 19 May 2026 Europe returned all but one player from the 2023 squad to Bethpage, the lone difference between an identical twin brother. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for identical twin
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Noun
  • Their willingness to ground progressive beliefs in faith is a mirror image of the longtime ease with which conservative Republicans have tied their Christianity to their politics.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 24 June 2026
  • Parker, who also shares son James, 23, with husband Matthew Broderick, previously pushed back on the stereotype that her twins are mirror images of each other.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Beck hit 27 doubles, five triples, and 15 home runs last year.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Thomas had hit a leadoff double, but Michael Massey, Salvador Perez and John Rave failed to drive him in.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • One-click cleanup tools automatically identify unnecessary duplicates while keeping important files protected.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The point is to try to fill up the book, or at least the page, with your favorite team, and then to trade any duplicates or unwanteds with your friends.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent to a car door slamming shut 20 feet away.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • In 2014 she was made a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, for services to the arts and to charity.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The Western locker room was a carbon copy of the IU locker room, even down to the signs.
    CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Schutz Scarlett Mid Slingback Sandal Run, don’t walk to snag these slingback sandals that are practically a carbon copy for Jenner’s shoes.
    Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Today’s enthusiasm for independent watchmakers, artisanal finishing, and provenance has surprising parallels to the late 18th century.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 July 2026
  • Conducted in Cleveland, Ohio, the Michelson–Morley experiment used a piece of kit called a Michelson–Morley interferometer to test differences in speed for a wave of light traveling perpendicular to Earth and one traveling parallel to Earth.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026

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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twin. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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