identical twin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of identical twin
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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James Warren Whittaker was born on Feb. 10, 1929, in Seattle, 10 minutes before his identical twin brother, Louis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
That’s more than eight times higher than the expenses on Vanguard’s real-estate index fund and its identical twin exchange-traded fund.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Se Youn “Steve” Kim, 41, and his identical twin brother, Hee Youn “Ted” Kim, 41, were arrested Thursday morning by federal authorities and pleaded not guilty.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
The restaurant initially mistook Paul for his identical twin "coming back for seconds" and denied him any food.
From BBC • May 31, 2025
And I still haven't told him about my e-mail relationship with my secret admirer, who may or may not be his identical twin brother, who is also the one who stood me up.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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