combo
noun
com·bo
ˈkäm-(ˌ)bō 
plural combos
1
: a usually small jazz or dance band
2
informal
: combination
an appealing color combo
Examples of combo in a Sentence
The carpet design comes in three different color combos.
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Wallace is a big combo guard who can defend, but the lefty’s iffy shooting (32.9 percent from 3) is probably the biggest roadblock to a roster deal.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Camron McDowell — a 6-foot-6, 180-pound senior-to-be combo guard from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma, who averaged 27.3 points per game in 2024-25 — visited Utah on March 30.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
Well, the 28-year-old Olympian tells PEOPLE that a combo of things contribute to her strong sense of self, and that starts with a routine.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 12 June 2025
But style insiders are making a compelling argument for the polarizing combo.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 10 June 2025
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Camron McDowell — a 6-foot-6, 180-pound senior-to-be combo guard from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma, who averaged 27.3 points per game in 2024-25 — visited Utah on March 30.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
Well, the 28-year-old Olympian tells PEOPLE that a combo of things contribute to her strong sense of self, and that starts with a routine.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 12 June 2025
But style insiders are making a compelling argument for the polarizing combo.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for combo
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“Combo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combo. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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