identical twins

noun

plural of identical twin
as in doubles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for identical twins
  1. doubles
  2. equivalents
  3. duplicates
  4. mirror images
  5. equals
  6. carbon copies
  7. peers
  8. similarities
Noun
  • Eala took bronze medals in singles and mixed doubles (with partner Francis Alcantara) at the 2023 Asian Games and is a favorite for gold this time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Top performers Matt Olson has 34 doubles, 41 home runs and 93 RBIs for the Braves.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of doubles
Noun
  • The analysis looked at 32 brand-name drugs sold through TrumpRx that lacked generic or biosimilar equivalents.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Dune reports that the total supply of tokenized real-world assets has exceeded $34 billion in 2026, and major categories—including cash equivalents and commodities—have more than doubled over the past year.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of equivalents
Noun
  • Finally, under Performance, the photo cleaner offered to free up storage space by deleting duplicate photos and photos that, while not exact duplicates, are very similar.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The list of candidates for the top prize duplicates last year’s roster of EOTY nominees, with the exception of Langley taking the spot that went to Morgan Wallen in 2024.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of duplicates
Noun
  • In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The chemistry prize recognized two scientists for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mirror images
Noun
  • While the new country’s first decade set the stage for violent conflict, there was a time when the societies were learning from each other, shaping each other, and negotiating as near equals.
    — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In this way, Rovelli recognizes them as the equals of Plato, Aristotle and others in their ability to penetrate difficult questions of reality but doing so from a different perspective.
    — Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of equals
Noun
  • Their resemblance is uncanny; near carbon copies, some thirty years apart.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The matches — admittedly played in much less friendly environments than Monday – were almost carbon copies of the Americans’ loss to Belgium.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of carbon copies
Noun
  • This twin achievement of expanding its treasury and posting outsize shareholder returns puts the Hyperliquid DAT in stark contrast to its peers.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Long-lived healthy adults tend to have microbiomes that are richer in bacterial diversity than those of their chronological peers, with the former having gut bacteria that look more like those of younger, healthier adults.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • To that end, what’s the biggest differences and similarities between working at a local station and NewsNation?
    — Brayden Garcia October 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Another reason why ElHosseiny sees similarities between his and Holmes’ goals?
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of similarities
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