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 duos
Whether through books or on screen, audiences have been introduced to many detective duos.
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
Additional categories include Faction of the Year, featuring dominant groups like The OG Bloodline and The Judgment Day, and Tag Team of the Year, showcasing dynamic duos such as #DIY and Awesome Truth.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Meet the industry’s latest dynamic duos.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
The colors in these duos do just that.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Comments Survivor has had its share of dynamic duos over the years.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Players moved in and out next to them, but those duos stuck.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Of all the films vying for honors in this year’s awards season, only one heralds the return of not just one of cinema’s most iconic duos, but one of its most dastardly villains.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
That landed them in fourth place for the night, tied with four other duos.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
Additional categories include Faction of the Year, featuring dominant groups like The OG Bloodline and The Judgment Day, and Tag Team of the Year, showcasing dynamic duos such as #DIY and Awesome Truth.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Meet the industry’s latest dynamic duos.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
The colors in these duos do just that.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Comments Survivor has had its share of dynamic duos over the years.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Players moved in and out next to them, but those duos stuck.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Of all the films vying for honors in this year’s awards season, only one heralds the return of not just one of cinema’s most iconic duos, but one of its most dastardly villains.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
That landed them in fourth place for the night, tied with four other duos.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duos
pair
Noun
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Caine described the work of a pair of officers at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency who intensively studied the Fordow facility for more than 15 years and designed the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker-buster bombs to destroy it.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The company plans to double the pairs available in the coming seasons and sneakers remain the most important category in Nike’s business, although apparel is growing and represented about 28% of Nike brand revenue in its last fiscal year.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Duos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duos. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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