identical twin
noun
: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from a single egg and who look exactly alike
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His identical twin brother, James, got married, had a son and is working as a police detective — but then James disappears, leaving his wife Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin) a cryptic note.
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Eleanor Stanford, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
One of my sisters actually has identical twin girls who are 10 now.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
In fact, there are plenty of actors and models who have fraternal or even identical twins that people have no idea about.
—Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2025
As a result, Navid must redefine his identity beyond being his identical twin brother’s mirror image, while navigating the possessive desires of his clients, his brother, and his new lover.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
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Eleanor Stanford, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
One of my sisters actually has identical twin girls who are 10 now.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
In fact, there are plenty of actors and models who have fraternal or even identical twins that people have no idea about.
—Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2025
As a result, Navid must redefine his identity beyond being his identical twin brother’s mirror image, while navigating the possessive desires of his clients, his brother, and his new lover.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for identical twin
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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