pair off

as in to couple

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Recent Examples of pair off As the rest of the ladies get foot massages for Julia, who apparently is coming forward with her kinks, Alexia and Stephanie pair off and go chat in the mud room. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025 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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  • Sparks could fly with someone who challenges you in all of the right ways, but if you’re already coupled, don’t let pride hold you back from hashing things out.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Legacy cryptographic workflows, certificate authorities and identity systems are often tightly coupled to on-premises environments, which are often siloed.
    Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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  • However, between 2000 and 2023, rising temperatures began to push the two bird species out of their natural territories, causing their populations to overlap for the first time in the vicinity of San Antonio and giving the birds the opportunity to mate with each other.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Fruit flies drown themselves in booze when deprived of mating opportunities.
    Big Think, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Pair off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pair%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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