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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Dan Heching, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Participants may organize a foursome or sign up individually.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
The Irish duo started the second round, played in foursomes, at full speed with one eagle, five birdies and one bogey in the first 12 holes.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The foursome will soon get back together, though, with BLACKPINK announcing a summer 2025 world tour earlier this month.
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Dan Heching, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Participants may organize a foursome or sign up individually.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
The Irish duo started the second round, played in foursomes, at full speed with one eagle, five birdies and one bogey in the first 12 holes.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The foursome will soon get back together, though, with BLACKPINK announcing a summer 2025 world tour earlier this month.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Foursome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foursome. Accessed 4 Sep. 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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