tag team

noun

1
: a team of two or more professional wrestlers who spell each other during a match
2
: two or more people working in association toward the same goal
usually hyphenated when used before another noun

Examples of tag team in a Sentence

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The Bella Twins executed a surprising heel turn, attacking Paige after their tag team loss. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Brie Bella looked on, grabbing her shoulder and doing nothing to help her former tag team partner. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 From the effortless hair to her and Law Roach’s iconic tag team approach to method dressing, to her ethereal, glowy makeup, I am sat and eating up every bit of it. Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tag team

Word History

Etymology

tag entry 4

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tag team was in 1952

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“Tag team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20team. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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