as in twin
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined dual axles

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Recent Examples of dual This dual approach allows the company to cater to a wide range of customer needs. Gurufocus, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Thibodeau went to his dual big lineup of Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson, but that didn’t help matters. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025 Set in the 1930s in Jim Crow-era Southern U.S., the film stars Michael B. Jordan in a dual role as twin brothers who return to their hometown but are faced with a greater evil. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025 The big deal: The Heat’s dual starting big men both took care of business on the boards, with Adebayo and Kel’el Ware playing the Hawks to a standoff in that facet. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dual
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  • Beyond the exam room, the twin doctors who turn 50 this year are investing in the future through mentorship.
    Oumou Fofana, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The world's fourth-largest economy also faces the twin threats of a steady decline in marriages and a rising proportion of elderly people.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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  • These neurons conduct electrical pulses that carry information, much like how computers use binary code to carry data.
    Takaki Komiyama, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Drug Discovery Quantum computers are especially good at simulating the real world because the real world follows the rules of quantum physics — something traditional computers, which rely on simple binary logic, struggle to replicate accurately.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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  • By that same time next year, Munn had a nipple delay procedure, lymph node dissection, a double mastectomy, and reconstructive surgery.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Apr. 2025
  • By the time Survivor’s post-merge double elimination episode was complete, only one original Vula member stood to live another day.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Dual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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