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Recent Examples of pair off
Eventually, Annie and Link pair off and things get hot and heavy in the Jungle Room.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Wrestlers pair off, practicing moves at light speed.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Stay in the neutrals family by topping this grey wool pair off with a simple white button-down and lightweight black jacket.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
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
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Wrestlers pair off, practicing moves at light speed.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Stay in the neutrals family by topping this grey wool pair off with a simple white button-down and lightweight black jacket.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pair off
Verb
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Wilson's ex, Ciara Miller, was Batula's close friend on the Bravo reality show, prompting many fans to criticize her for coupling up with their co-star.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
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Most of the love stories that do make it to the big screen still generally follow broad, conventional strokes, capturing the bliss of coupling up or the blues of falling apart.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the lead-up to the killings in Gombe, there was a dearth of females ready to mate, some of the friendliest older males died and the group experienced a change in alpha male.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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In a new study published in March, a team of scientists from Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium used conch hops to calculate just how much space an amorous herd of conch need to mate.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Pair off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pair%20off. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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