identical twin

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Recent Examples of identical twin Jim Whittaker Used His Platform to Promote Peace Whittaker grew up in Seattle and began climbing in the 1940s with the Boy Scouts alongside his identical twin brother, Lou Whittaker. Ryan Brennan april 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 Jim Whittaker Had a Twin Brother Named Lou Whittaker grew up in Seattle and began climbing in the 1940s with the Boy Scouts alongside his identical twin brother, Lou Whittaker. Ryan Brennan april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 His identical twin, Rasmus, already has qualified for the Masters. ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026 Her identical twin sister, Hannah, gave her the book. Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for identical twin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twin
Noun
  • Also, the two opposing narratives were mirror images of each other in volume and posting cadence, suggesting that the same culprit may have been amplifying both sides of the fight.
    Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • This reductive view of the world—women things bad, men things good—is the mirror image of the worst excesses of 2010s Tumblr feminism, when introverted teenage girls posted hashtags like #KillAllMen and drank from mugs that read MALE TEARS.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Sheets, who started the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning and gave the Padres a 4-0 lead with a two-run homer in the sixth, hit an RBI double in the seventh that put the Padres up by five.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
  • That’s just a bit more than half the playing area of a doubles tennis court.
    Julie Z. Weil, Washington Post, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The idea is to take the photo to a 3-D printer that can make a duplicate.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 May 2026
  • Removing duplicates will not alter the substantive analysis ED must conduct for each borrower, or the order in which ED processes requests.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • That’s basically the equivalent of how much data Formula 1 moves every single race weekend.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • Special shout-out to the writers’ room for giving us a high-tension cold open and then segueing immediately post-credits to the Titan equivalent of a family road trip where Mom and Dad are pedantic geniuses arguing over what route to take to the beach.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Rather than hunting for a carbon copy of perfection, smart leaders focus on the fundamental interplay that these successful organizations manage so well.
    Jane Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • In this respect and others, Harper feels like a carbon copy of Asia Kate Dillon’s non-binary financial wizard Taylor Mason on Billions, one of the clearer influences on this series.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • The parallels between Ines’ dilemma and that of a nation being asked to lick its wounds in silence — in the name of moving on from past miseries — are present but elusive.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
  • Modern parallels are just a bonus, however; the story is complete unto itself.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 May 2026

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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twin. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

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