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as in halves
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
I've found one sock but can't find its twin
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as in pictures
something or someone that strongly resembles another
some of these people who think that they're a given movie star's twin are kidding themselves
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Recent Examples of twins
The paper also highlights the potential of digital twins — virtual patient replicas that allow doctors to simulate treatments before applying them in real life.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Winklevoss twins, whose cryptocurrency company Gemini Space Station is going public, don't expect bitcoin's rally will stop anytime soon.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
More recently, Brooke and Steven welcomed twins in January 2025.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Morman said Mila often tries to be helpful with the twins.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Their lineup includes senior Emilie Lew, senior twins Polina and Sasha Briggs, sophomore Julia Cross and two strong freshmen.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Autonomous vehicles and digital twins could also benefit from the efficiency of excitonic circuits.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
This hotel is also pet-friendly and offers a number of different room configurations—from double bed studios to suites with a king bed and two twins—to suit solo travellers and groups alike.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2025
Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Winklevoss twins, whose cryptocurrency company Gemini Space Station is going public, don't expect bitcoin's rally will stop anytime soon.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
More recently, Brooke and Steven welcomed twins in January 2025.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Morman said Mila often tries to be helpful with the twins.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Their lineup includes senior Emilie Lew, senior twins Polina and Sasha Briggs, sophomore Julia Cross and two strong freshmen.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Autonomous vehicles and digital twins could also benefit from the efficiency of excitonic circuits.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
This hotel is also pet-friendly and offers a number of different room configurations—from double bed studios to suites with a king bed and two twins—to suit solo travellers and groups alike.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twins
Noun
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There will be five players on the field for each team, playing two 20-minute halves.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Zaslav has spoken repeatedly about the need for consolidation in the industry, and some observers have speculated that the two halves of WBD, once split in 2026, would seek to be buyers, rather than sellers.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lord entered the truck in competitions in Louisiana and Texas and loved to park it in front of the Henderson building to take pictures of it, Michelle said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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Some of my friends were pressured to send inappropriate pictures, contacted by strangers, and exposed to content way beyond our age.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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What To Know China's Chang Guang Satellite Technology shared images taken by its Jilin-1 satellites on September 8, showing a Maxar Technologies WorldView Legion 2 satellite.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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He was arrested following a 33-hour manhunt after his parents recognized surveillance images of the suspect released by police and convinced him, with the help of a family friend, to turn himself in.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Generations of scientists have dedicated their careers to sculpting increasingly sophisticated planetary replicas.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The paper also highlights the potential of digital twins — virtual patient replicas that allow doctors to simulate treatments before applying them in real life.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brother Dusk detonates explosives that shatter the cryonic chamber of Cleon clones, bodies raining down in blood and glass, before plucking a single embryo from the wreckage to bait Demerzel’s deepest programming.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Weaver would return as Ripley in David Fincher's Alien 3 in 1992 and as clones of the character in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Alien Resurrection in 1997, though the Alien franchise has continued on.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Highlights include intimate portraits by Nan Goldin and a monochrome image of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe during their hedonistic era in New York.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her posts around this time were more often portraits of the outsized characters that dominate conservative politics than about actual policy.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Twins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twins. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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