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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More than three hours before sunrise that morning, the foursome hiked Tent Ridge in Spray Valley Provincial Park through the dark, the photographers tell PEOPLE.
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
After the Games, the foursome went on tour—which is when things got more than a little messy.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
The foursome first started back in 2022 when Ferrer was part of the first-ever cohort of the theater company’s Homegrown playwright development program.
—Carolina Del Busto, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
The trek kicked off in July in Goyang, South Korea, and saw the foursome traveling through stadiums around North America, Europe and Asia, ending with a run of performances in Hong Kong in January.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
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Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
After the Games, the foursome went on tour—which is when things got more than a little messy.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
The foursome first started back in 2022 when Ferrer was part of the first-ever cohort of the theater company’s Homegrown playwright development program.
—Carolina Del Busto, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
The trek kicked off in July in Goyang, South Korea, and saw the foursome traveling through stadiums around North America, Europe and Asia, ending with a run of performances in Hong Kong in January.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Foursome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foursome. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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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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