as in pair
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together
the book examines the doctor-patient dyad from several perspectives
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Recent Examples of dyad
Most of the sharing dyads, almost 67 percent, were unrelated, so kinship also wasn’t a driving factor.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Most of the sharing dyads, almost 67 percent, were unrelated, so kinship also wasn’t a driving factor.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Over the study period, researchers identified 52 full sibling dyads, 90 half sibling dyads, and 72 third-degree dyads among the sampled individuals.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Some similar relationships flower into productive, loving dyads.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Most of the sharing dyads, almost 67 percent, were unrelated, so kinship also wasn’t a driving factor.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Over the study period, researchers identified 52 full sibling dyads, 90 half sibling dyads, and 72 third-degree dyads among the sampled individuals.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Some similar relationships flower into productive, loving dyads.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dyad
Noun
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The pair ended up winning a pilot program for one free bus route per borough in 2023—a modest but tangible victory that became a key part of Mamdani’s mayoral campaign.—
Mark Chiusano,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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All pair nicely with craft brews and specialty cocktails.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Guests seemed to enjoy eating as couples or with friends.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The couple split up in 2011 and Michael died of heart failure on Christmas 2016.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Largely inspired by the expansion of Sweetgreen, the duo started a food truck in Washington, DC in 2014 with the intention of taking it fast-casual some day.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The duo combines to produce an outlandish 1,250 hp and 973 ft lbs of torque, thanks to which the car can rocket from zero to 60 mph in under two seconds and hit a top speed of 233.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Eiffel Tower is warped and displaced, the Arc de Triomphe hewn in twain.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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Wondering where the twain meet with these veteran politicians?—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Dyad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dyad. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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