two sides of the same coin
idiom
: two things that are regarded as two parts of the same thing
These problems may seem unrelated but they are really two sides of the same coin.
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Bro and Alex are two sides of the same coin, Stoudt says.
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EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The next era of retail planning will be defined by real-time responsiveness, powered by models that treat pricing and inventory as two sides of the same coin.
—Devadas Pattathil, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The scene exposes the mythic hero and the choking mortal as two sides of the same coin: the fantasy of striving as salvation, and the ugly truth of its price.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
That’s why colleges should begin treating career readiness and financial confidence as two sides of the same coin.
—Jane Swift, Fortune, 31 July 2025
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EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The next era of retail planning will be defined by real-time responsiveness, powered by models that treat pricing and inventory as two sides of the same coin.
—Devadas Pattathil, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The scene exposes the mythic hero and the choking mortal as two sides of the same coin: the fantasy of striving as salvation, and the ugly truth of its price.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
That’s why colleges should begin treating career readiness and financial confidence as two sides of the same coin.
—Jane Swift, Fortune, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for two sides of the same coin
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“Two sides of the same coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two%20sides%20of%20the%20same%20coin. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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