twinned
Americanadjective
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born two at one birth.
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closely or intimately associated, joined, or united; coupled; paired.
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Jet engines, factories and even executives have been twinned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
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
Months at first, then anniversaries, birthdays twinned in the mental calendar with dates of death.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
And I suppose these twinned non-endorsements did make sense, if you’ve been tracking the trajectory of these two newspapers—and the news business in general—over the past few years.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 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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