Definition of foursome
1a : a group of four persons or things : quartetb : 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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The foursome each reached base in their first three plate appearances, including three walks by Donovan.
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Our unlikely foursome descended upon the relatively new restaurant, which opened when the department store did in February at The Shops at Clearfork in southwest Fort Worth, last weekend for an early midday meal.
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During the weekend Sanctuary Island Inc. coordinated a golf tournament that was hosted by Savannah’s Golf Club in Merritt Island and featured 13 foursomes, playing a scramble format, to raise money for Crosswinds Youth Services Program.
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Earlier Saturday, the foursome of Kyle Fitzgerald, Matt Pereira and the Griffith twins placed 12th in a time of 8:03.94, well behind their school-record time of 7:46.91 that was the top state-qualifying mark by more than six seconds.
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As a result, some think Jackson, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Dario Saric will develop into an elite foursome.
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With no team leader in sight yet, the foursome will have to begrudgingly work together to defeat the new big bad, Sigourney Weaver, who plays the mysterious Alexandra.
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The Wildcats' 3,200 foursome at Naperville North ran the fourth-fastest time among state qualifiers.
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That was second to Crown Point's winning time of 3:23.10 earned by the foursome of Jacob Berry, Gabriel Garcia, Matt Hanlon and DaQuan Harrell.
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14th Century
First Known Use of foursome
14th century
FOURSOME Defined for English Language Learners
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: a group of four people or things
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: a group of four persons or things
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