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twinned

American  
[twind] / twɪnd /

adjective

  1. born two at one birth.

  2. closely or intimately associated, joined, or united; coupled; paired.


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Etymology

Origin of twinned

First recorded in 1600–10; twin 1 + -ed 2

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Is it this twinned violence and fecundity that feeds our dread?

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

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

Letters painted in black welcomed drivers to "Pot Hole City - twinned with Grand Canyon".

From BBC Apr. 1, 2024

With its twinned strands of dedication and philanthropy, it should be every billionaire’s bedtime watch.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 2024

My nail-bitten fingers twinned with his, pale and webbed with purple veins.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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