of theirs
idiom
: that which belongs to or is connected with them : their one : their ones
She is a friend of theirs.
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In that The Waterboy succeeds by the ridiculousness of its stereotype, and Blended and Ridiculous 6 falters in the shallowness of theirs, Zohan is easily one of Sandler’s funniest movies because of how specific and lived in its stereotyping feels.
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
While many dream of going to space, a team of college students may one day have a design of theirs used in orbit.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
At one point, a friend of theirs was reportedly napping on their couch.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Today, the priests are on the road to canonization, and an associate of theirs, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, is one of Bukele’s most outspoken critics.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
While many dream of going to space, a team of college students may one day have a design of theirs used in orbit.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
At one point, a friend of theirs was reportedly napping on their couch.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Today, the priests are on the road to canonization, and an associate of theirs, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, is one of Bukele’s most outspoken critics.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
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“Of theirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20theirs. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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