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Recent Examples of two
People came in twos and threes to the intersection, all asking what had happened in English and Spanish.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
That’s because the Heat shot just 16 of 42 (38.1 percent) on two-point shots Saturday after shooting 26 of 36 (72.2 percent) on twos in Game 2.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Queen, the conference’s Freshman of the Year and first-team selection, drained 2 of 4 3-pointers — doubling his season total — and connected on a few more long twos.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Rick has dragged Chelsea to Thailand for a preposterous act of personal vengeance, and seems to be in a completely different show than the three blond girlfriends, who’ve known each other since childhood but spend most of their time drinking in twos while gossiping cruelly about the absent third.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
That’s because the Heat shot just 16 of 42 (38.1 percent) on two-point shots Saturday after shooting 26 of 36 (72.2 percent) on twos in Game 2.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Queen, the conference’s Freshman of the Year and first-team selection, drained 2 of 4 3-pointers — doubling his season total — and connected on a few more long twos.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Rick has dragged Chelsea to Thailand for a preposterous act of personal vengeance, and seems to be in a completely different show than the three blond girlfriends, who’ve known each other since childhood but spend most of their time drinking in twos while gossiping cruelly about the absent third.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for two
Noun
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That one seems headed for Sony, where Tarantino directed the first film.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
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Even though Caitlin Clark is out with an injury, the matchup is sure to be a good one.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
10 June 2025
Noun
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General Motors is recalling tens of thousands of Cadillac vehicles due to a video display issue that could increase the risk of crash, according to a notice posted this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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There are tens of thousands of restaurants there specializing in the pairing.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The Sabres had a 16-10 advantage in scoring chances with him on the ice at five-on-five.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The team has managed to do that at five-on-five, which has helped compensate for a somewhat underwhelming power play.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the late fifties and early sixties, Arbus shot in 35-mm., the format of photojournalism.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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His parents migrated to Dubai from the southern Indian state of Kerala in the late fifties and taught English before opening their own school in 1968.—
Anu Raghunathan,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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That’s a problem when leaders are tasked with navigating uncertainty, interpreting ambiguous data and making decisions that affect hundreds or thousands of lives.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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For over 50 years, psychologist John Gottman, along with his wife and fellow psychologist Julie Gottman, conducted hundreds of studies on relationships and communication.—
Kelley J. Brower,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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“Two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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