pair up
phrasal verb
paired up; pairing up; pairs up
: to join together for a purpose, job, etc.
The two organizations paired up to educate the public about the threat of global warming.
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Jack Daniel’s is currently paired up with McLaren, the Macallan released an expensive decanter designed with Bentley, and Bowmore has released several whiskies in partnership with Aston Martin, including a 54-year-old that comes in a decanter inspired by the Valkyrie Hypercar.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2025
Navarro, who’d been paired up with Sinner, is among those who have withdrawn, which is probably just as well; the two players had never spoken before their respective management teams submitted their names together.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Their family-run, non-profit organization, The Maclean Foundation, works to secure clean water for communities through pairing up with partner organizations in Madagascar to build boreholes.
—Quinta Thomson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The two were previously paired up after Casa Amor, when they were both dumped from their respective villas for failing to form new connections with the bombshells.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2025
Navarro, who’d been paired up with Sinner, is among those who have withdrawn, which is probably just as well; the two players had never spoken before their respective management teams submitted their names together.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Their family-run, non-profit organization, The Maclean Foundation, works to secure clean water for communities through pairing up with partner organizations in Madagascar to build boreholes.
—Quinta Thomson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The two were previously paired up after Casa Amor, when they were both dumped from their respective villas for failing to form new connections with the bombshells.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pair up
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“Pair up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pair%20up. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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