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twosomes

noun

plural of twosome

as in pairs

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 twosomes Tee times were moved up because of weather concerns, and the groups were expanded from twosomes to threesomes. — Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 4 May 2026 Bad news for Brooks — this signature event has players in twosomes off the first tee, one right after the other. — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The relationship quickly became serious and highly visible, with the pair making public appearances and Rodgers openly discussing their life together.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Britain also advanced on Sunday, with doubles pair Henry Patten and Neal Skupski beating Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo 6-3, 6-4 to secure a 3-0 win over Ecuador.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

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Next week, all 14 of our remaining couples will be dancing on the same night — that’s when the competition really starts.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The list of crime-solving couples on page and screen is long, but Tommy and Tuppence are arguably the first, preceding Nick and Nora Charles by more than a decade.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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After going public in 2021, the two have become one of Hollywood’s sweetest duos, offering plenty of support to one another for their respective projects (see Challengers, for example) and even giving us peeks at their love life behind-the-scenes.

— Christopher Luu, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Not enough for most duos to hold off a hungry peloton, but this was two of the greatest riders the sport has ever seen.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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