twinned
Americanadjective
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born two at one birth.
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closely or intimately associated, joined, or united; coupled; paired.
Other Word Forms
- untwinned adjective
Etymology
Origin of twinned
Example Sentences
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One of his own last posts was in memoriam of David Thomas, leader of the avant-garde Pere Ubu, twinned with “kindred spirit” Chicago Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael, who died the same day.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025
Congress held hearings in 2020 investigating the twinned tragedies in Ethiopia and Indonesia, crashes caused primarily by engineering mistakes at Boeing.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024
As expected, the group included “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie,” twinned box-office behemoths that have so far dominated awards season just as they ruled the summer.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
A compelling, searching primer on the contradictory realities many American Jews on the left grapple with, a struggle that is coming to a head with the twinned tragedies in southern Israel and Gaza.
From Slate • Oct. 25, 2023
Our lives were a series of actions twinned with “just in case” reactions.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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