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Recent Examples of paired
Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
In a wool-blend, this Madewell Fair Isle Boxy Sweater is gorgeously cozy for a winter day in the Dolomites or paired with a great pair of leather pants for aperitivo in Milan.
—Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
Leonor paired the shimmering suit with a patent clutch, pointed heels, and a dazzling pair of diamond earrings borrowed from her mother’s jewelry box.
—Ben Jureidini, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
The multi-hyphenate paired the slouchy, pocketed sweater with a fabulously massive fur scarf and a pair of shiny white pants.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
In a wool-blend, this Madewell Fair Isle Boxy Sweater is gorgeously cozy for a winter day in the Dolomites or paired with a great pair of leather pants for aperitivo in Milan.
—Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
Leonor paired the shimmering suit with a patent clutch, pointed heels, and a dazzling pair of diamond earrings borrowed from her mother’s jewelry box.
—Ben Jureidini, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paired
Adjective
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The family group also contained four other adult wolves, which might have been brothers and sisters, parents, or even grandparents of the mated pair.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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Packs may consist of a mated pair and sometimes few young pups.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Johannes and Astier combined for 22 points and seven assists on the night.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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More than 400,000 square feet of gyms, locker rooms, meeting rooms and community spaces are combined with 17 playing spaces, including two regulation-size indoor fields.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Neither their dual for the lead nor their fight over second place after Norris swept to the lead, featured any contact among the several position switches.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2026
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In this case, the Chinese team used something called a dual-atom catalyst (DAC).—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, on Facebook, posting behavior is correlated on both sides of the partisan divide and has more to do with how active the most partisan users are, prompting casual users to disengage so that those louder voices dominate, making the platform narrower and more ideologically extreme.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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More passive use of social media is correlated with more depression and anxiety, Greenberg said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the mega number in the drawing Saturday, May 9, to win $32,299, the California State Lottery said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Such pairings are one of Wilson’s strengths, his eye for portraiture matched by his skill for arranging images on the page.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Verb
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But Boston netted the equalizer just three minutes later when a cross from Barbara Olivieri connected with Alba Cano, who deposited it into the net.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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The outlet, citing sources connected to the case, said the officer had previously been arrested for falsifying documents.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Fennel, cumin, coriander and black pepper perfume sistani, another round flatbread with barley mixed into the wheat flour for a nutty taste and pliant crumb.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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The list was mostly made up for the originals and the three prequels, with a couple Disney TV installments (Andor) mixed in.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The shootings took place on a Sunday morning, apparently after Betty Broderick received a letter from her ex-husband’s attorney, according to a 1990 story in The San Diego Union, one of the two newspapers that later merged to become The San Diego Union-Tribune.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Where more than one program seeks to address the same problem, the less effective should be merged into the other.—
Rose Evans
May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
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“Paired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paired. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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