pair off

as in to couple

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Recent Examples of pair off But in this season, competitors will pair off in teams of two, a touch that is new to the holiday adaptation. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for pair off
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  • Boston Dynamics couples perception (IMUs, cameras, possibly LiDAR) with these controllers to enable rapid reflexive responses.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The exes, who briefly but intensely coupled up last year on season 6 of the Peacock hit, didn’t exactly end on the best terms.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • The engine is mated to a six-speed manual transmission that sends the power to the rear wheels; the exhaust is also custom, made to accentuate that V-8’s roar.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
  • That's thanks to knobby dual-sport tires from Ceat mated to 19-inch front and 18-inch rear spoked aluminum wheels, and upside-down front forks with long suspension travel.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025

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

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