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
Winfrey and King spent New Year's Eve in 2014 at Kula Hospital in Maui after King sprained her ankle during the twosome's Hawaiian vacation.
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Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The coaching staff can’t keep trying to make this twosome happen.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Despite Chalamet walking the carpet solo, inside the event, the twosome was spotted sitting together.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
But Kingsley warns of impending trouble for the twosome as Trevor's ambition once again rears its ugly head.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
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Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The coaching staff can’t keep trying to make this twosome happen.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Despite Chalamet walking the carpet solo, inside the event, the twosome was spotted sitting together.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
But Kingsley warns of impending trouble for the twosome as Trevor's ambition once again rears its ugly head.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twosome
Noun
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Before any congregants showed up, however, a police car pulled into Beth El’s parking lot, and a pair of officers from the South Orange Police Department stepped out.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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However, in a pair of letters to the editor published in the Journal of Pediatrics, doctors criticized the article as hyped.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For families While the smaller villas are more suited for couples, there are two-bedroom villas as well as one three-bedroom villa and one four-bedroom one.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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While my mom stayed in the car to nurse the baby, my father and I went inside, and a nice elderly couple started talking to me in line, just making conversation.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The duo, who have had parity on the show, saw the popularity of their characters, nicknamed Staylor by fans, rise in the final season.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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The show will incorporate prediction market information and polling, though the duo don’t plan on partnering financially with the major prediction markets.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Twosome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twosome. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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