identical twin

noun

Definition of identical twinnext
as in mirror image

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Recent Examples of identical twin Sitting in the dark press junket room surrounded by cameras and television screens, the brothers Wayans bounce jokes off each other and finish each other’s sentences like identical twins. — Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 6 June 2026 Green was born at just 27 weeks alongside her identical twin sister Amy at Hillcrest Hospital in 1982. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 Stappard, born in New Zealand to a Māori mother and a British father, smiles warmly while telling stories about his great-grandmother and her identical twin sister, who were also born of an English father and a Māori mother. — William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026 Willis and Penn played the love interests of Aniston and Kudrow, respectively; however, the Oscar winner technically was the fiancé of Phoebe's identical twin sister, Ursula, in season 8. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for identical twin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twin
  1. mirror image
  2. double
  3. duplicate
  4. equivalent
  5. carbon copy
  6. parallel
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
Definition of mirror image
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  • 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
Definition of double
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
Definition of duplicate
Noun
  • The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota, an island of 2,000 people in the Northern Mariana Islands.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • In fact, the ratio is typical of that found on the outer edge of planet-forming discs around young stars, implying 3I/ATLAS formed a long way out from its parent star, perhaps in the equivalent of its Kuiper belt.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of equivalent
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
Definition of carbon copy
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
Definition of parallel

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