1
a
: a group of four persons or things : quartet
b
: two couples
2
: a golf match in which two players compete against two others with players on each side taking turns playing one ball
broadly
: any golf match involving four players
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More than anything, Anthology is the story of a friendship — John, Paul, George, and Ringo are the most famous friendship in our culture, the foursome that symbolizes the highs and lows of being in a group.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
The team at 60 Minutes reached out to Ghost, Cameron, Holden and MacInnes for comment, though the foursome declined to give a statement, citing the impropriety of doing so amid the ongoing nature of the legal proceedings.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025
The Rustins were no longer the tight foursome that played word games at dinner.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The foursome dressed as different characters from Toy Story.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
The team at 60 Minutes reached out to Ghost, Cameron, Holden and MacInnes for comment, though the foursome declined to give a statement, citing the impropriety of doing so amid the ongoing nature of the legal proceedings.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025
The Rustins were no longer the tight foursome that played word games at dinner.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The foursome dressed as different characters from Toy Story.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Foursome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foursome. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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foursome
noun
four·some
ˈfōr-səm 
ˈfȯr-
1
: a group of four persons or things
2
: a golf match between two pairs of partners
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