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as in halves
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
I've found one sock but can't find its twin
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as in pictures
something or someone that strongly resembles another
some of these people who think that they're a given movie star's twin are kidding themselves
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Recent Examples of twins
Nick Cannon opened up his New Jersey mansion for a tour — with help from his and Mariah Carey’s twins, Moroccan and Monroe Cannon.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Marty Biagi keeping it together while discussing the death of his father and the birth of his twins last month.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The twins, who were born prematurely, remain in the NICU at Utah Valley Hospital, but are expected to be home later this month.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The twins moved with their mother from couch to car to storage unit before finding their way to a family friend who took them in while their mom went to rehab.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
When integrated with generative AI, digital twins can give managers an even deeper understanding and increase operational intelligence.
—William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Lopez shares 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, with ex-husband Marc Anthony, while Affleck and Garner share three children.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
Digital twins incorporate machine learning techniques to identify subtle issues and predict outcomes.
—William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
By this time, Andrea was pregnant with twins.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Marty Biagi keeping it together while discussing the death of his father and the birth of his twins last month.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The twins, who were born prematurely, remain in the NICU at Utah Valley Hospital, but are expected to be home later this month.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The twins moved with their mother from couch to car to storage unit before finding their way to a family friend who took them in while their mom went to rehab.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
When integrated with generative AI, digital twins can give managers an even deeper understanding and increase operational intelligence.
—William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Lopez shares 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, with ex-husband Marc Anthony, while Affleck and Garner share three children.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
Digital twins incorporate machine learning techniques to identify subtle issues and predict outcomes.
—William Bain, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
By this time, Andrea was pregnant with twins.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twins
Noun
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After the concert ended, the fabric of all six banners showed significant heat damage that warped their bottom halves.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Tale of two halves for Hunter Dickinson Dickinson entered Wednesday playing his best ball — perhaps ever — in a Jayhawks uniform.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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This convergence is enabling next-generation capabilities, such as digital twins—virtual replicas of physical systems.—
Robert Backhouse,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Digital Twin Ecosystems In digital twin ecosystems, physical products automatically generate and maintain virtual replicas that simulate usage, predict maintenance needs and gather real-world performance data.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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So says French artist JR, whose portraits of refugee children will go on display from Friday to April 19 as the inaugural exhibition at the new London branch of Perrotin, located on Brook’s Mews in Mayfair.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
13 Mar. 2025
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The original six, all Republicans, are memorialized with portraits in the first-floor Ladies' Gallery, which also displays artifacts and historical accounts of the suffrage movement.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Twins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twins. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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