tag team
nounDefinition of tag team
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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Race traveled the world to perform and excelled in single's matches as well as the tag team division. — Amanda Jackson, CNN, "Pro wrestling legend Harley Race dies at 76," 1 Aug. 2019 In the history of organized sports — going back to ancient Greco-Roman tag team wrestling matches — the modern NBA laps the field as the only league more interesting when no one is playing. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Why should NBA fans back teams that can’t keep their attractions?," 20 July 2019 Rayne, a former TNA Wrestling Knockouts tag team champ, is a five-time TNA Knockouts champ. — Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, "Interviews with Madison Rayne, Fallah Bahh, Diamante, Rohit Raju at Impact Wrestling," 19 June 2018 WWE’s tag team divisions — both Raw and SmackDown — have been neglected in recent months. — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, "Stomping Grounds: Predictions, breakdowns of the WWE matches at Tacoma Dome," 16 June 2019 Her father is a former NWA heavyweight champion, television champion and a four-time tag team champion along with fellow WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson. — Nick Talbot, ExpressNews.com, "The Born Legend: Tessa Blanchard forging her own path," 4 July 2019 But through taking club members’ advice and tag teaming the project with a friend, Garrett finally settled on a recipe. — Emma Simmons, al.com, "Local homebrew clubs bring community to beer lovers," 18 June 2019 Following the Dragon Quest DLC pack is a tag team of Banjo and Kazooie, who will join the game sometime this fall. — Allen Kim, CNN, "Sequel to Zelda, Smash Bros. DLC characters and more revealed at E3 2019," 11 June 2019 Comprised of Ax and Smash, Demolition was the premiere tag team in the World Wrestling Federation during the golden era of the 1980s. — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, "The Week in Wrestling: Why Brock Lesnar’s Absence Is Such a Big Problem for Raw," 6 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tag team.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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