pair off

as in to couple

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Recent Examples of pair off Build your look off of Zara's hooded khaki jacket and incorporate elements including (but not limited to) pleated skirts or trouser shorts, a necktie, knee high-socks, your choice of footwear and bayonetta glasses like this affordable pair off Amazon. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pair off
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  • When cost and performance are tightly coupled, striking the right balance between them provides operational excellence.
    Ben Ofiri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • However, the north-south magnetic orientation, known as Bz, stayed stubbornly northward for much of the event, limiting how much energy could couple into Earth's magnetosphere.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • The males, or drones, serve only one purpose, to mate with the queen.
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Birds of Paradise, for example, have mating rituals so intricate and elaborate that people form clubs just to catch a glimpse of the show.
    Joe Salas August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Pair off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pair%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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