as in pair
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together
I like rap and my parents like country music, and never the twain shall meet in our house
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Recent Examples of twain
Wondering where the twain meet with these veteran politicians?
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
The Moose wants Leon Draisaitl money, $14 million per year, and ne’er the twain.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
That is, until DARPA initiated its SPRINT program aimed at making the twain meet in an aircraft that could take off, land, and hover like a rotorcraft and then transition into a jet when in vertical flight.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
The Victorian world was cleft in twain, with men on one side, and women on the other.
—Hugh Ryan, Town & Country, 25 May 2022
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
The Moose wants Leon Draisaitl money, $14 million per year, and ne’er the twain.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
That is, until DARPA initiated its SPRINT program aimed at making the twain meet in an aircraft that could take off, land, and hover like a rotorcraft and then transition into a jet when in vertical flight.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
The Victorian world was cleft in twain, with men on one side, and women on the other.
—Hugh Ryan, Town & Country, 25 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twain
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The pair also famously visited The Plough at Cadsden in Buckinghamshire, a pub near Chequers, the country residence of British prime ministers, where Xi quaffed a pint of Greene King IPA (Indian Pale Ale).—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In Middlesex League action, Kaylee Master recorded a hat trick, Sophia Setouhi added a pair and Gianna Venezia scored her first varsity goal as Watertown (5-0) blanked Woburn, 7-0, for its 102nd straight field hockey win.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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In addition to running Cali Coast Shutters and Shades, the couple are active in community projects, from sponsoring a Surfrider Foundation beach cleanup to making dinner for youth at Orangewood Foundation to purchasing a back-to-school wishlist for a local special education teacher.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Born and raised in the area, Albers has witnessed the floating season's crowds give way to a more relaxed mix of couples and retirees when the weather cools off here.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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After nearly five decades, one half of the namesake duo behind Ben & Jerry's ice cream is calling it quits.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The duo sold the business in 1999 for an undisclosed amount to Internet America, reportedly due to concerns about the tech bubble and the emergence of broadband technologies like cable and digital subscriber lines.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Twain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twain. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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