They were playing a game of checkers.
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Checkers
Synonyms for "checkers" (130 found)
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Noun(2 words)
piecestwo player game
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6 entriesAmerican checkerscheckered patterncheckers boardcheckers gamecheckers pieceskinged piece
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Chess and checkers are favorites with them.
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Back in those days, I loved to play checkers.
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Tom beat Mary at checkers.
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