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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The same thing happened just a few years ago when the dark-liner-clear-gloss lip combo, a look that’s been worn for decades by the Black, Latine, and Afro-Latine communities, exploded in mainstream popularity.
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Sofía Viera, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
Alas, the Davis-Irving combo might not be elite for long, given their ages and injury histories, and meanwhile, the Mavs are punting on the best pathway to putting a long-term core around Flagg.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
And for more than two years, the vehicle/rocket combo – standing more than 400 feet tall when fully stacked – has generated several national headlines.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Midway through the first quarter of Monday night’s loss to the Jaguars, Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco followed a hole opened by a combo block from Kingsley Suamataia and Creed Humphrey.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
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Sofía Viera, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
Alas, the Davis-Irving combo might not be elite for long, given their ages and injury histories, and meanwhile, the Mavs are punting on the best pathway to putting a long-term core around Flagg.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
And for more than two years, the vehicle/rocket combo – standing more than 400 feet tall when fully stacked – has generated several national headlines.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Midway through the first quarter of Monday night’s loss to the Jaguars, Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco followed a hole opened by a combo block from Kingsley Suamataia and Creed Humphrey.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Combo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combo. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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