tic-tac-toe
noun
variants
or tick-tack-toe
: a game in which two players alternately put Xs and Os in compartments of a figure formed by two vertical lines crossing two horizontal lines and each tries to get a row of three Xs or three Os before the opponent does
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But there's plenty more to explore at this autumn playground, including hay rides, a beer garden, a candy cannon, food trucks, a bubble barn, pumpkin tic-tac-toe and a kids' climbing wall.
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Melissa Santos, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
With Marshall as its handsome host, The Hollywood Squares debuted on Oct. 17, 1966, out of a studio in Burbank, with nine celebrities seating in a huge tic-tac-toe board.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
The tic-tac-toe game featured two contestants agreeing or disagreeing with celebrities who provided answers to Marshall’s questions — which ranged from silly to ribald.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
The bottom line: Robert Shumaker, a great ape researcher and official with the Indianapolis Zoo, lets chimpanzees and orangutans play touch-screen games like tic-tac-toe to visitors' delight.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 24 July 2024
Anyone could learn how to play perfect tic-tac-toe in one sitting by memorizing a few move sequences.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
There's Club Pixar, which is an interactive DJ dance party that also features games like cornhole and tic-tac-toe.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
This jumbo pack includes 20 colors of washable chalk for endless iterations of sidewalk art, hopscotch, or tic-tac-toe.
—Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
Customize it by having your child’s name printed on the front and choosing a personalized back that either has a picture of your child, a tic-tac-toe game, or a word block design.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 7 Feb. 2024
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Melissa Santos, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
With Marshall as its handsome host, The Hollywood Squares debuted on Oct. 17, 1966, out of a studio in Burbank, with nine celebrities seating in a huge tic-tac-toe board.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
The tic-tac-toe game featured two contestants agreeing or disagreeing with celebrities who provided answers to Marshall’s questions — which ranged from silly to ribald.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
The bottom line: Robert Shumaker, a great ape researcher and official with the Indianapolis Zoo, lets chimpanzees and orangutans play touch-screen games like tic-tac-toe to visitors' delight.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 24 July 2024
Anyone could learn how to play perfect tic-tac-toe in one sitting by memorizing a few move sequences.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
There's Club Pixar, which is an interactive DJ dance party that also features games like cornhole and tic-tac-toe.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
This jumbo pack includes 20 colors of washable chalk for endless iterations of sidewalk art, hopscotch, or tic-tac-toe.
—Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
Customize it by having your child’s name printed on the front and choosing a personalized back that either has a picture of your child, a tic-tac-toe game, or a word block design.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Tic-tac-toe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tic-tac-toe. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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