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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
Scheduled to be in the field with her will be fellow American Sha’Carri Richardson, Jamaican twins Tia and Tina Clayton and another powerful Jamaican in Shericka Jackson.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
An Apple Valley woman who was pregnant with twins died in a crash Saturday.
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Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The Bachelor Nation star and his wife landed on the twins' first names after testing them out with River, who didn't hesitate to make the monikers part of her everyday vocabulary even before her little sisters were born.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Amid a host of synthetic textures, the batá grounds the record in its spiritual reference; only the twins’ perspective changes.
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Stefanie Fernández,
Pitchfork,
3 July 2026
Then there’s the deeper penetration of digital twins (virtual factory replicas).
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
Technology disruption is expanding what's operationally possible through AI, digital twins, connected systems and intelligent control.
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Arungalai Anbarasu,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Madonna reflected on her first time meeting her youngest children in a heartwarming Instagram post when the twins turned 11.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
Sweetin shared a similar sentiment while discussing her relationship with the twins on an April episode of The McBride Rewind podcast hosted by Josh McBride.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
ABC News,
4 July 2026
An Apple Valley woman who was pregnant with twins died in a crash Saturday.
—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The Bachelor Nation star and his wife landed on the twins' first names after testing them out with River, who didn't hesitate to make the monikers part of her everyday vocabulary even before her little sisters were born.
—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Amid a host of synthetic textures, the batá grounds the record in its spiritual reference; only the twins’ perspective changes.
—
Stefanie Fernández,
Pitchfork,
3 July 2026
Then there’s the deeper penetration of digital twins (virtual factory replicas).
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
Technology disruption is expanding what's operationally possible through AI, digital twins, connected systems and intelligent control.
—
Arungalai Anbarasu,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Madonna reflected on her first time meeting her youngest children in a heartwarming Instagram post when the twins turned 11.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
Sweetin shared a similar sentiment while discussing her relationship with the twins on an April episode of The McBride Rewind podcast hosted by Josh McBride.
—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twins
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Turning a game of two halves into one of four quarters, pausing a sport that derives much of its power and mystique from a clock that never stops, has been universally unpopular.
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In one week this month, Washington moved on both halves of the AI power problem, and only one of them made the headlines.
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Other pictures on unofficial Telegram channels showed residents crowding into underground stations.
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Ranging from the film pioneer Georges Méliès all the way through 2024’s Anora, Thomson’s survey covers silent pictures, the talkies, the studio era, the New Hollywood, and the age of streaming.
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Ukraine has carried out major drone strikes on Russia’s two largest cities, embarrassing the Kremlin with images of black plumes of smoke that circulated widely online, despite regulations restricting their publication.
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Second, brighter satellites also create streaks in telescope images that mar observations.
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Where a genuinely historic one doesn’t exist, owners are building replicas to recreate the elegance of a past era.
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Other items in the store run from the inexpensive — like $5 collectible stickers and magnets — to the more lavish, such as official FIFA soccer balls for $200 and miniature replicas of the World Cup trophy for $250.
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And that’s not counting the innumerable clones and knock-offs selling for half as much through Alibaba, Amazon and other direct-to-consumer (DTC) makers.
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The action, set on France’s rugged northern coast, is anchored by teen romance, involves far-right anti-migrant activists, and is complicated by blue goo from space that creates clones—including of the two loopy police officers who investigate.
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The women’s portraits did not contain SynthID watermarks, but an AI detection tool flagged them as containing synthetic elements.
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Many museums around the world, including the Met, the Getty, and the Musée d’Orsay, own examples of his genre scenes, landscapes, and portraits.
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“Twins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twins. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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