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Recent Examples of two
After shooting the fourth-most midrange shots in 2023-24, the Bulls are now stepping behind the line and trading those long twos for smart threes — taking the third-most threes in the NBA this year (per Cleaning the Glass).
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Mat Issa, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
From reverses to wild and draw twos, this game is fun for family members ages seven and up.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
Before that, Clifford, who didn’t take two-minute snaps with the twos on Tuesday, marched the ball downfield nicely and had a big completion to tight end Ben Sims down the seam a la Pratt’s completion to Sims down the seam in two-minute on Tuesday.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
In the bit, Maya Rudolph’s Harris and Andy Samberg’s Doug Emhoff fretted over the two’s friendliness.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
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Mat Issa, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
From reverses to wild and draw twos, this game is fun for family members ages seven and up.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
Before that, Clifford, who didn’t take two-minute snaps with the twos on Tuesday, marched the ball downfield nicely and had a big completion to tight end Ben Sims down the seam a la Pratt’s completion to Sims down the seam in two-minute on Tuesday.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
In the bit, Maya Rudolph’s Harris and Andy Samberg’s Doug Emhoff fretted over the two’s friendliness.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for two
Noun
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That era was a tough one for Letterman, who was thought to be a shoo-in to replace Carson but NBC opted to go with Jay Leno instead.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Zoom out: The mobile power industry has been a tough one for startups.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner, Michelle King, stepped down over the weekend after Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency pressed to obtain user data for the retirement program serving tens of millions of Americans.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The approach has raised billions of dollars to conserve tens of millions of acres from the Canadian prairies to the piney woods of South Georgia.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The intrigue: Both Raleigh and Durham had similar listening habits, with nearly identical top fives — though Durham left a spot for Ye, the controversial rapper and producer formerly known as Kanye West, and Raleigh preferred Morgan Wallen.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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This chart week is just beginning, so Carpenter will claim her three top fives for the next few days.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
4 Sep. 2024
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Gary has been trying to get more support from U.S. Steel since at least the fifties.—
Paige Williams,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Lee was previously diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in her fifties and given a one-year life expectancy, according to Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration rescinded firings of hundreds of employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons, in a reversal that has fueled scrutiny over Elon Musk's efforts to cut the federal workforce.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The weekend’s wet wintry mix resulted in mandatory speed restrictions on the Mass Pike and led to hundreds of crashes, according to MassDOT, and weather forecasters say there may be more snow coming in the days ahead.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Two.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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