as in couple
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together
a pair of blue socks the singer and the piano player make quite a pair together
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Recent Examples of pair
Kamal Morgan
july 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
Performance is shockingly smooth, and the Surf the Web blue paired with the vegan leather texture is deliciously bold.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Ian King, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Verstappen has a pair of wins, but only have five podiums in 12 races, and sits 69 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Noun
One park project paired with Mosier Valley had an unforeseen engineering issue, and another park was added to the project package, adding two months to the schedule, according to Joel McElhany, Fort Worth’s assistant director of parks planning and resource management.
—Kamal Morgan
july 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
Performance is shockingly smooth, and the Surf the Web blue paired with the vegan leather texture is deliciously bold.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Verb
The pair represent constituencies in Yorkshire and the northeast, respectively, and will know how popular open access operators are among their constituents for maintaining competition and driving down prices.
—Ian King, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Verstappen has a pair of wins, but only have five podiums in 12 races, and sits 69 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pair
Noun
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Typically, the ring bearer is a young boy or girl and is either the couple’s own child, a relative, or a close family friend.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
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Anthony and her apparent date’s body language left TMZ’s witness with the impression Wednesday night’s outing wasn’t the couple’s first.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Both mother and daughter let their long hair flow down their backs, nearly matching in length.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems matches both When the Sun Goes Down and his Greatest Hits compilation.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Punk duo Bob Vylan are now being investigated by police and have had their U.S. visas revoked.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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The father-son duo, who have more than 2.1 million TikTok followers, showed up with The Rizzler, who is known for viral social media moments.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Spanning three levels and over 17,000-square-feet, The Louis combines retail, exhibition and hospitality spaces.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Intrepid is also developed in eco water-resistant versions, in pure form or blended with cashmere and combined with a lightweight five-micron membrane for outerwear and overcoats.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
Verb
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In finance, a risk score mixing public trends and private accounts, shown to a junior analyst without full rights, could breach GDPR, costing millions.—
Suman Sharma,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Add lemon zest, lemon segments, and milk, and mix until fully incorporated.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The satellites came together, or merged, on June 13 and June 30 but separated again within a few hours.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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As part of its founding as a party in 2022, the Forward PAC merged with the Renew America Movement, made up of former Republican officials, and the Serve America Movement, a group of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Pro-government preachers across the country have suddenly begun blending iconic, pre-revolutionary patriotic songs into Shiite religious rituals—a mix of nationalism and Islamism that the regime historically avoided but now appears eager to embrace.—
MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAHI TABAAR,
Foreign Affairs,
8 July 2025
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The album’s unique Caribbean energy captures Castro’s time living in Curaçao, where the rapper learned to blend the island’s danzón and kizomba genres into his reggaeton-leaning rhymes.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
Verb
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What makes those writers crucial here is that Dyer’s own journey is viscerally connected to theirs.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Founded in 1996, LendingTree offers online tools to connect borrowers with lenders on financial services, like credit cards, mortgages or personal loans.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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“Pair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pair. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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