of theirs

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: that which belongs to or is connected with them : their one : their ones
She is a friend of theirs.

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Martin and Henry said the young man seen being pushed in the video is a friend of theirs. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Some additional family members (also from out of town) came for a casual cookout and brought friends of theirs — informing, not asking, the other family members (not the hosts) only one day in advance. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 Australia, Brazil, and Chile each send 25 to 40 percent of their total exports to China; Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mongolia, and the Republic of the Congo send 45 to 90 percent of theirs to China. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 But a close childhood friend of theirs became very ill, and the family would go visit him in the local hospital. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for of theirs

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“Of theirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20theirs. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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