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threesome

[three-suhm] / ˈθri səm /
NOUN
three of something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


NOUN
sexual activity with three people
Synonyms


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A couple of days later, with Lalas dispatched north for USMNT’s second game against Australia, the Fox panel returned as a threesome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Defending champion Jason Day was in a large group trailing by three after he and Jordan Spieth, the biggest local favorite with Scheffler absent, struggled down the stretch playing in the same threesome.

From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024

“The Walkers,” at an hour, is longer than “Four Portraits” and “Night” combined, so those shorter pieces naturally feel like interludes, breaking up a work that would otherwise dominate the threesome.

From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023

Their threesome is a combined 14 of 15 on field goals and 20 of 20 on extra points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2022

A few weeks later, early in 1930, our rather mixed threesome moved from New York to Paris, the better for Bobby to ply his new trade.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

While the initial rounds were played at a refreshing two-ball pace, the last lap was conducted in stodgy threesomes with half the field playing the back nine first.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024

An almost half inch of rain delayed the start to the round until 11 a.m., with players going off in threesomes on both front and back nine.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2023

Because Augusta officials wanted to squeeze in as much golf as possible Saturday, they sent the field off for the third round in threesomes from both the first and 10th tees.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2023

Players teed off in threesomes from both the front and back nine as tournament officials looked to squeeze in as much golf as possible.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2023

A little smoke applied judiciously, moreover, would send dozens piling out the holes in threesomes so that only a good, well balanced swat could hope to silence several existing at once.

From The Land of Look Behind by Paul Cameron Brown


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