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Recent Examples of identical twin
Tal, 38, and Oren Alexander, 37, two prominent jet-setting real estate brokers in New York and Miami, and their brother Alon Alexander, Oren's identical twin, were arrested in Miami Beach on Dec. 11 and remain in federal custody in New York.
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Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Tal, 38, and Oren Alexander, 37, two prominent jet-setting brokers in New York and Miami, and their brother Alon Alexander, Oren's identical twin, were arrested in Miami Beach on Wednesday, Dec. 11 and have since been taken into federal custody.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Because identical twins share essentially 100% of their genes and fraternal twins share, on average, 50%, most of the differences between them are due to the experiences one twin had but not the other.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
Share [Findings] Sets of both fraternal and identical twins exhibit internally similar metacognitive abilities, suggesting that metacognition is environmental rather than heritable.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Tal, 38, and Oren Alexander, 37, two prominent jet-setting brokers in New York and Miami, and their brother Alon Alexander, Oren's identical twin, were arrested in Miami Beach on Wednesday, Dec. 11 and have since been taken into federal custody.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Because identical twins share essentially 100% of their genes and fraternal twins share, on average, 50%, most of the differences between them are due to the experiences one twin had but not the other.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
Share [Findings] Sets of both fraternal and identical twins exhibit internally similar metacognitive abilities, suggesting that metacognition is environmental rather than heritable.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twin
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And soon thereafter, the mirror image: Sparks switches from playing wheedling Jerry to playing upright Bram in a harrowing scene with Arnold.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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This season is a mirror image of last year: Down the stretch, Gonzaga’s at-large status seemed in doubt, but a late hot streak of key wins vaulted it all the way up to a No. 5 seed thanks to sparkling quality metrics.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Thanks to its unique design, the Dutch oven’s lid doubles as a 10.25-inch cast-iron skillet that can easily be used to make your favorite cornbread, delicious cobblers, hot dips for parties, and much more.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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Orlando returns most key performers from its double of winning the NWSL Shield (best regular-season record) and league championship.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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For the other cases, there were a variety of outcomes, including if an animal was taken into custody, if the call was canceled, if the report was a duplicate or if the case was left open.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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To make up for this, a free duplicate of the Road to Unova: Raids Timed Research will be granted to all Trainers globally.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The granular details will be like a carbon copy of the personal data engine has learned on your previous S25.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The fresh email wasn't a carbon copy of the first, sent roughly a week ago.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 2025
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The future belongs not to those who simply use AI, but to those who use it in a way that promotes human flourishing in parallel.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The bridge is located along the 17th parallel—the demarcation line from which Vietnam’s demilitarized zone (DMZ) extended for three miles on either side.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/identical%20twin. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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