as in tête-à-tête
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Recent Examples of à deux
According to widespread reports, the pop star and baller will be jetting a deux to attend Sunday’s Formula 1 race at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for à deux
Adverb
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The first and rarest category involved sotto voce confessions of personal tree-felling or maiming episodes.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Like the man himself, the house speaks of quality sotto voce.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
16 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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His sister took four days to respond, privately, with two sentences.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Hester has been privately dealing with mental lapses and throbbing headaches, refraining from telling her family about the medical tests her doctor ordered.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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“à deux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A0%20deux. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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