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
Also, several songs by KinKi Kids have charted after the duo released its extensive catalog on streaming platforms on May 5.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 May 2025
The duo are spotted walking together on a rainy day in NYC.
—Glamour, 4 May 2025
Matthews and Marner are certainly strong defensively in their own right, just not to the level of Florida’s Selke finalist duo.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The duo was also spotted shaking hands at the kickoff of the three-day celebration in another photo.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 3 May 2025
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 May 2025
The duo are spotted walking together on a rainy day in NYC.
—Glamour, 4 May 2025
Matthews and Marner are certainly strong defensively in their own right, just not to the level of Florida’s Selke finalist duo.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The duo was also spotted shaking hands at the kickoff of the three-day celebration in another photo.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duo
Noun
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Two Israeli embassy staffers were killed by a lone gunman in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 21, as the pair left an evening event at the Capital Jewish Museum a little over a mile from the White House.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Sizes are limited, so don’t wait too long to snatch up a pair of these gorgeous leather wedges.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2025
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Improbably located right across the street from their humble abode is the upscale manse inhabited by the Falconers, a rich couple (Katherine Waterson, Chris Klein) who’ve raised only child Tiffany (Fina Strazza) to be a particularly stinging WASP.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Vegan business boom In 2003, a young couple, Emiko Badillo and Chad Miller, opened a vegan grocery store called Food Fight!—
Will Matsuda,
New York Times,
23 May 2025
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“Duo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duo. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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