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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

“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

Adding to the disappointment was Thompson being informed following the round that she had been fined for slow play as part of the final threesome that took 5 hours 45 minutes to complete 18 holes.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2022

Palmer noticed that Beans, Mutto and Henry always worked as a threesome.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

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

And on Sunday, in anticipation of foul weather, the rounds started earlier — the first at 7:30 — players were grouped in threesomes, and groups started on both No. 1 and 10.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

The leaders will tee off several hours earlier than scheduled with the final round featuring threesomes off split tees.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2022

The event began with a shotgun start, placing threesomes at every tee box on the course as men in Beefeater outfits blew an opening horn.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2022

He teed another ball, and the threesomes had become a mere golf lesson, plus a clash of personalities.

From The Wrong Twin by Harry Leon Wilson




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