1
a
: a group of four persons or things : quartet
b
: two couples
2
: a golf match in which two players compete against two others with players on each side taking turns playing one ball
broadly
: any golf match involving four players
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Servite also has one of the faster foursomes in the 4x400 as the Friars figure to challenge for the team title, won last year by Long Beach Poly, which won the Masters race Saturday in 3:10.83.
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
But the foursome were always destined to play an oversized role in the MCU’s future.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The foursome is often seen together on their parents' Instagrams.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Swift, Kelce, 35, and the Mahomes have also been photographed on double dates, everywhere from New York (the foursome famously sat together at the U.S. Open over the summer) to Europe (Brittany shared a photo from their double date amid Swift's European leg of the Eras Tour in July).
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
But the foursome were always destined to play an oversized role in the MCU’s future.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The foursome is often seen together on their parents' Instagrams.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Swift, Kelce, 35, and the Mahomes have also been photographed on double dates, everywhere from New York (the foursome famously sat together at the U.S. Open over the summer) to Europe (Brittany shared a photo from their double date amid Swift's European leg of the Eras Tour in July).
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Foursome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foursome. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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foursome
noun
four·some
ˈfōr-səm 
ˈfȯr-
1
: a group of four persons or things
2
: a golf match between two pairs of partners
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