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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Saturday meetups are officially an hour long, and multiple foursomes meet at the same coffee shop.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
The foursome would gather in the studio every day with a list of ideas and trade them back and forth to see whether anyone was inspired.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Originally a foursome, the brand got its start on BuzzFeed before going independent in 2018.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Randolph’s character rounded out the foursome formed by star Jackie Gleason, who played bus driver Ralph Kramden; Audrey Meadows as his wife, Alice, and Carney as a sewer worker.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
The foursome would gather in the studio every day with a list of ideas and trade them back and forth to see whether anyone was inspired.
—Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Originally a foursome, the brand got its start on BuzzFeed before going independent in 2018.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Randolph’s character rounded out the foursome formed by star Jackie Gleason, who played bus driver Ralph Kramden; Audrey Meadows as his wife, Alice, and Carney as a sewer worker.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024
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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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