pair off

as in to couple

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  • This lunation might crack open your walls, whether you’re coupled or single.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Wanting to spread the love, their graphic designer friend, Katie Leppert, thought of an idea to help their single wedding guests couple up.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • Eradicating the disease is possible through a technique in which male screwworm flies are sterilized and then released into the environment to mate with females until the population dies out.
    Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 12 May 2025
  • Kath Walker, a DOC senior science advisor, said in the release that the snails lay eggs through their neck because to their hard shell gets in the way of mating anywhere else on their body.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 May 2025
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“Pair off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pair%20off. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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