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There were only 5,000 copies up for grabs with each one wrapped in its own exclusive jacket, no two covers alike.
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Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
But every time the Heat closed to within six or seven early in the fourth quarter, the Cavs responded with threes - including one by Donovan Mitchell (who opened 9 for 10 on twos but 0 for 7 on threes), Strus and Jerome, who made 5 of 8 threes in his first playoff game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
But in Chicago and other cities, there are quieter operations underway that raise similar legal questions as federal agents pick up people in ones, twos and threes.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025
His cap hit increases this year in the fourth year of his rookie deal, and paying more money for whatever that effort was on Saturday won’t fly on cutdown day.
QB Jake Browning and the entire second-team offense
Once Burrow completed his touchdown drive, Browning and the twos took over.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
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Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
But every time the Heat closed to within six or seven early in the fourth quarter, the Cavs responded with threes - including one by Donovan Mitchell (who opened 9 for 10 on twos but 0 for 7 on threes), Strus and Jerome, who made 5 of 8 threes in his first playoff game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
But in Chicago and other cities, there are quieter operations underway that raise similar legal questions as federal agents pick up people in ones, twos and threes.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025
His cap hit increases this year in the fourth year of his rookie deal, and paying more money for whatever that effort was on Saturday won’t fly on cutdown day.
QB Jake Browning and the entire second-team offense
Once Burrow completed his touchdown drive, Browning and the twos took over.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for two
Noun
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Like no one’s at fault here, right?—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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All one needs to do is scan through copies of the Baltimore Afro-American, the weekly Black newspaper of record at the time, to understand.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Remember when farmers were forced to flush tens of thousands of gallons of milk down the drain in 2020?—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At five-on-five, Hughes made huge strides as a needle-mover, setting up shots and scoring chances for his teammates at a high level.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Kit Kats and Snickers round out the top five, taking fourth and fifth place respectively.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With hundreds of birthday and pink balloons in hand, Keiairra's friends and family gathered across the street from Prime Social to share memories and offer prayers at a balloon release memorial organized by Keiairra's twin sister, Keianna Travis.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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These concerns stem from high levels of speculative investment—totaling hundreds of billions of dollars—in artificial intelligence with few manifest payoffs, as well as the market’s top-heavy structure, with significant value concentrated in a handful of AI-bullish tech stocks.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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