tag team
noun
1
: a team of two or more professional wrestlers who spell each other during a match
2
: two or more people working in association toward the same goal
—usually hyphenated when used attributively
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Lynch has also been tag team champion, won a Royal Rumble, and is the sixth Women’s Grand Slam champion in WWE history.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The duo would become a constant in the tag team division, defeating the Lucha Brothers on Jan. 5, 2022.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Each year, the Salt and Verde rivers tag team the job of meeting the Phoenix area’s water needs.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Through his 26-year-long in-ring career, Michaels has won multiple titles, including the WWE Championship (three times), the World Heavyweight Championship, the Intercontinental Championship (three times), and six tag team championships.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The duo would become a constant in the tag team division, defeating the Lucha Brothers on Jan. 5, 2022.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Each year, the Salt and Verde rivers tag team the job of meeting the Phoenix area’s water needs.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Through his 26-year-long in-ring career, Michaels has won multiple titles, including the WWE Championship (three times), the World Heavyweight Championship, the Intercontinental Championship (three times), and six tag team championships.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Tag team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20team. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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