two

noun

Definition of twonext
as in one

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Recent Examples of two Boston also finished effectively at the rim (8-for-10) and was efficient on non-paint twos (5-for-8), with Tatum excelling in both areas. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 Boston ended up outscoring Miami 70-40 on twos, including 58-36 in the paint. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026 The menswear, which will be introduced in the fall, will start with underwear that will be sold in packs of twos or threes. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026 Normally, the automaker’s grand tourers’ alphanumeric names jump by twos between generations; the DB7 begat the DB9, which begat the DB11. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for two
Recent Examples of Synonyms for two
  1. one
  2. ten
  3. five
  4. fifty
  5. hundred
Noun
  • Daisy says that no one even remembers that, though, that people only know about it because Hailey brings it up.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • And so the record is divided between tracks that capture the rush of losing yourself in a sea of bodies and the pain of being caught out at last call with no one to return home to.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of one
Noun
  • CoreWeave, a data center and compute provider backed by Nvidia, is under scrutiny from analysts as rising interest rates complicate the outlook for the company, which has tens of billions of dollars of debt on its balance sheet.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • India is 鈥渋ncreasingly important for our capital,鈥� Al Muhairi said, citing its market size and 鈥渕assive infrastructure program鈥� that is driving tens of billions of dollars of investment into the world鈥檚 most populous country.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ten
Noun
  • At five-on-five, San Jose outscored teams 73-56 with Celebrini on the ice; the Sharks were outscored 113-90 otherwise.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The five that vaulted were Steele Canyon (tied for fourth), Del Norte (tied for seventh), Torrey Pines (tied for seventh), Westview (ninth) and Helix (10th).
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Definition of five
Noun
  • By now, Robin is in his early fifties and still living in Edinburgh.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • Just two players recorded fifties — England’s Harry Brook and Emilio Gay — and four different bowlers took five wickets or more in an innings, the first time that has happened in a Lord’s Test.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of fifty
Noun
  • The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation on Monday into an overnight cyberattack on refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That’s when Wormie World, an art scavenger hunt featuring hundreds of adorable ceramic worms, will host its third annual free urban art hunt throughout the city’s central neighborhoods.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of hundred

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“Two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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