as in twin
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined dual axles

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Recent Examples of dual The dual windblock wall planks are double tongue and groove measuring 1.75 inches thick. Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025 Its dual narrative concerns a set of perverse medical experiments about human consciousness performed in an early-20th-century Argentine sanitorium and, a century later, an outsider artist who carries forth the legacy of these trials in grotesque ways. The Atlantic, 15 May 2025 Starting with Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku as dual false nines at the Amex Stadium, Chelsea lacked a consistent penalty-box presence or a reliable means to stretch the opposition defence. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 14 May 2025 Brito, who had been shut down last summer with a flexor tendon issue and then quickly shut down with the same issue this spring, underwent a dual procedure in which the flexor tendon was repaired and there was a brace affixed to his UCL as a sort of revision of his 2017 Tommy John surgery. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dual
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  • On April 18, 2023, Wilson picked up her 4-year-old twin boys from preschool then drove to her mother’s house to pick up her 1-year-old son.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 4 June 2025
  • Sinners: Plot, Cast, Run Time Directed by Ryan Coogler (Creed, Black Panther), Sinners follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael B. Jordan) returning home to the Mississippi Delta to start new lives as nightclub owners.
    Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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  • The fundamental appeal of quantum computing lies in its departure from traditional binary computing systems.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • The punch-card Jacquard loom, invented in the early 19th-century for weaving, is considered a precursor to modern computing because its use of binary code inspired early computer design.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
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  • Jake Cronenworth was 1-for-3 with a two-run double yesterday and has reached base in seven consecutive games.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
  • In 2012, Julie Chrisley, the daughter of a Baptist minister, leaned into the strength of their family and faith after she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double masectomy as part of the treatment.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 29 May 2025

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“Dual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dual. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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