duos

plural of duo

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of duos After going public in 2021, the two have become one of Hollywood’s sweetest duos, offering plenty of support to one another for their respective projects (see Challengers, for example) and even giving us peeks at their love life behind-the-scenes. Christopher Luu, InStyle, 31 July 2026 Not enough for most duos to hold off a hungry peloton, but this was two of the greatest riders the sport has ever seen. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 The game format show follows 16 contestants who enter the game as duos, but quickly discover that no alliance is permanent. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 June 2026 The Bruins imported the latest in a lineage of Bay Area dynamic duos. Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026 Thus was born one of rock’s most dynamic duos, soon to be joined by Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and Ian Stewart, the last a piano player pushed off the band’s official roster because of his looks. The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 May 2026 The team is facing off against three other duos, including Wolfe and Meissner; Hawk and Davis; and Battle on the Beach mentor Taniya Nayak and 98 Degrees member Drew Lachey. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 As part of the cookoff, local leaders and personalities will form duos to create dishes up for judging, all of this taking place in front of an audience having lunch at the Boca West Country Club. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026 One of America’s favorite flavor duos, now with vintage bake-sale charm. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duos
Noun
  • But Brown added a pair of experienced backups in Kennesaw State transfer and C-USA champion Amari Odom and former five-star prospect Malachi Nelson, who all played on Saturday.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The minimalist shape pairs well with jeans, loungewear, and even dresses.
    Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Married couples, meanwhile, fell to 47% of households from 66% 50 years earlier.
    Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In summer, guests appeared to be genteel, sophisticated middle-aged couples in Patagonia vests who had come for a long weekend of hiking, fishing, and horseback riding—or young families on a short vacation.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Duos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duos. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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