as in pair
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together
the shy boy and his outgoing friend make an unlikely duo
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Recent Examples of duo
The report fueled rampant speculation as fans scrambled to scrutinized the duo's interactions in interviews and on the red carpet.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Meanwhile, Nike made good use of Canada’s national symbol, splashing a duo-tone maple leaf across a beautiful bright red home kit.
—Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
One of the strangest viral music phenoms of the year is the Quebecois duo Angine de Poitrine.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Mother-daughter duo Natalia Bryant and Vanessa Bryant attend the Culture Makers Event in Beverly Hills, California, on June 8.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Meanwhile, Nike made good use of Canada’s national symbol, splashing a duo-tone maple leaf across a beautiful bright red home kit.
—Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
One of the strangest viral music phenoms of the year is the Quebecois duo Angine de Poitrine.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Mother-daughter duo Natalia Bryant and Vanessa Bryant attend the Culture Makers Event in Beverly Hills, California, on June 8.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duo
Noun
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The pair say their grief journeys are not linear, requiring effort every day — sometimes just to get out of bed.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Pulisic made the whole sequence happen, however, pushing the ball between a pair of defenders before poking it on to McKennie in the center of the box.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Noun
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But Lightcap acknowledged the importance of the move at OpenAI at this moment, given the growth in headcount and projects over the past couple of years.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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Kimberly Mullins and the couple’s two children are reportedly accusing Stines of assault and battery, while alleging that three other sheriff’s employees did not warn or protect the judge from Stines, who was showing signs of being anxious, violently paranoid and psychotic.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Duo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duo. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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