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

Examples of tag team in a Sentence

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The Hurt Business gradually disbanded after Lashley and MVP departed in early 2022, but Alexander and Benjamin continued to compete as a tag team under the name for some time after that. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 In a perfect world, Belair and Cargill would have gotten a real chance to revitalize the tag team division, but even with Triple H at the helm, WWE hasn’t been overly anxious to create compelling storylines within the tag team division. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 Bayley and Naomi via pinfall Candice LeRae was the unlikely replacement for Tiffany Stratton, who was supposed to tag team with Nia Jax against Bayley and Naomi. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 Nia Jax Retains The WWE Women’s Championship Nia Jax has been a dominant WWE Women’s Champion on SmackDown, and her biggest potential rivals are currently in the tag team division. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tag team 

Word History

Etymology

tag entry 4

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tag team was in 1952

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“Tag team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20team. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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