identical twins

noun

plural of identical twin
as in doubles

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  1. doubles
  2. equivalents
  3. duplicates
  4. mirror images
  5. equals
  6. carbon copies
  7. peers
  8. similarities
Noun
  • Kurtz also has 20 home runs and 15 doubles in 87 games this season.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
  • Beck was crushed for five runs in 3 2/3 innings, giving up three home runs and two doubles.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of doubles
Noun
  • Google describes the resulting deployment as about 50 server-equivalents worth of compute at a fraction of the usual cost.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • Among them are selfie sticks (or equivalents), oversized hats, clothing bearing political statements and large flags.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of equivalents
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 duplicates
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of mirror images
Noun
  • Those implementations must treat policy design and technical design as equals.
    — Maghnus Mareneck, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The announcement framed it as a merger of equals, bringing 42 parks together under one company.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Definition of equals
Noun
  • The matches — admittedly played in much less friendly environments than Monday – were almost carbon copies of the Americans’ loss to Belgium.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Their second and third goals were almost carbon copies, too.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of carbon copies
Noun
  • Its main global peers in DRAM include Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • Goli recalled that one woman said that his design wouldn’t help her, garnering agreement from her peers.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • The idea was to reflect girlhood through different periods of American history, showing the changes and similarities in books and their accompanying dolls and historically accurate outfits.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • When asked to address this perception, May pointed to the similarities of the game now, and the success of former Florida coach Billy Donovan, who has had a long run with Oklahoma City and Chicago.
    — Mac Engel June 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
Definition of similarities
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