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
  • Inwood Fire Chief Josiyah Green said no one was trapped in any of the cabanas or had to be rescued at the club.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • And some 5,000 miles away, at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery in the UK, there’s yet another version — this one elongated and olive-shaped, with its threads of color more spaced apart.
    — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of one
Noun
  • Until China can produce or replace enough plasma of its own, tens of millions of patients needing human albumin, like Ge’s family, will remain heavily reliant on the vital fluid typically drawn from hard-up Americans.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Jeffrey Huber still remembers the day some 34 years ago when Hurricane Andrew blew off the roof of his childhood home, one of tens of thousands damaged and destroyed across southern Florida.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of ten
Noun
  • 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
  • Logano is winless so far this season, and while there have been flashes—two top fives, a pole at Phoenix—there’s also been frustration.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 6 May 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
  • An enormous amount of safe food gets taken off shelves and is wasted under the current system, costing big retailers hundreds of millions — and in some extraordinary cases, billions — of dollars each year, according to Yiannas.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • From the suburbs, les banlieues, players from multicultural communities are developed across the hundreds of local clubs in the area.
    — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hundred

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“Two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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