mixed doubles
plural noun
: a game of doubles in which each team has a man and a woman
playing mixed doubles in tennis
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The entertaining format is comprised of women’s doubles, men’s doubles and finals with mixed doubles.
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Candace Oehler, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Huang and Zheng Siwei took first place in the badminton mixed doubles today, beating South Korea’s Kim Wonho and Jeong Naeun and Japan’s Watanabe Yuta and Higashino Arisa.
—Larissa Gao, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
That made the score 8-6, with the three mixed doubles matches remaining.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Bronze: Catherine Parenteau Mixed Pro Doubles Recap The medal matchups once Sunday arrived may have looked like it the mixed doubles draw went to seeds this weekend, but the leadup to four of the top five seeds competing for hardware was anything but.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Candace Oehler, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Huang and Zheng Siwei took first place in the badminton mixed doubles today, beating South Korea’s Kim Wonho and Jeong Naeun and Japan’s Watanabe Yuta and Higashino Arisa.
—Larissa Gao, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
That made the score 8-6, with the three mixed doubles matches remaining.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Bronze: Catherine Parenteau Mixed Pro Doubles Recap The medal matchups once Sunday arrived may have looked like it the mixed doubles draw went to seeds this weekend, but the leadup to four of the top five seeds competing for hardware was anything but.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Mixed doubles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20doubles. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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