as in pair
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together
those sisters are a constant twosome, going everywhere together
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Recent Examples of twosome
Ludvig Åberg and Si Woo Kim, Morikawa’s partners, played the rest of the round as a twosome.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
And that’s the most fans are likely to see the twosome behaving like a twosome in public, at least until maybe 2039 or so.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
But this was a twosome who’d built trust over years.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
The twosome exchanged airblown kisses at the end in a nod to their friendship and mutual diva respect.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
And that’s the most fans are likely to see the twosome behaving like a twosome in public, at least until maybe 2039 or so.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
But this was a twosome who’d built trust over years.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
The twosome exchanged airblown kisses at the end in a nod to their friendship and mutual diva respect.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for twosome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twosome
Noun
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The Mayor, after arriving with his chief of staff and first deputy mayor, zipped off a pair of ankle boots and joined the men on the floor.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Amid aspersions and attack ads, the pair nearly came to blows at a community debate.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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There are baking projects like homemade bagels, riffs on fast-food favorites, and a couple of drinks to round things out.—
Hannah Lee Leidy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 May 2026
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Even if his hair were jet-black, the last couple of weeks would be capable of turning anyone’s hair gray.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Green exited in 1970 and the band entered a transitional period before settling on the singer/songwriter duo of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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The crime-solving duo of Europol’s Mark Hess (Mikkel Boe Folsgaard) and Copenhagen detective Naia Thulin (Danica Curcic) is one of the genre’s best pairings, as Mark’s talents and personal struggles become clear over the course of the season alongside their crackling chemistry.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
6 May 2026
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“Twosome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twosome. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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