pairing

present participle of pair

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The scent is smoky yet sweet, spicy yet smooth, dark but with an underlying lightness—the result of combining clean white musk with rose, tobacco, suede, and cumin.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The collection features hoodies, tees, jackets, and hats, all combining NFL branding with BXR aesthetics, making for something that appeals both to sports super‑fans and streetwear lovers alike.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The drink is a twist on the conventional Whisky Sour, mixing Johnnie Walker Black American whisky and British marmalade.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Whether spinning De La Soul and underground hip-hop or mixing AC/DC with Biggie Smalls, Ronson both reveled in the auditory stimulation with fellow vampires and slipped into the dangers of too many dark rooms.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Food-storage-container management Tame an unruly collection of food storage containers by taking all of them out, matching the lids to their containers, and getting rid of any pieces that are missing their other half or that are damaged.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Vansteenberghe, 24, opted for a chic all-black ensemble for his front row jaunt in a turtleneck paired with a matching jacket and tuxedo pants.
    Anika Reed, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, today, there are more sophisticated options, allowing for short and long-term deposits, interest compounding, and even merging lending with staking.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • After a major restructuring in December 2024, biotech company BenevolentAI delisted from the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange in March before merging with Osaka Holdings.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Or those who know the difference between a smudging brush and a blending brush and how to use them when creating a smoky eye.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • By blending emotion with function, this companion robot proves that the future of robotics could be courteous and cuddly.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Another way Dr Pepper is evolving its storytelling is integrating into existing programming like The Pat McAfee Show during the show’s signature commercial-free hour.
    Kristi Dosh, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • For Yang’s microscope, the network instantly reconstructs high-resolution details across a large 3D volume, integrating data from all 100 lenslets into a single coherent image.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Furthermore, a preliminary agreement with Egypt’s EGAS may lead to the development of five deepwater gas wells in the Mediterranean, connecting to existing infrastructure.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Blue Ridge Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile long two-lane highway that runs through the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia, connecting Great Smoky Mountains National Park with Shenandoah National Park.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From an outcome perspective, these rowers were synchronizing power and rhythm in perfect alignment.
    Jerry Cahn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • However, by dividing the laser energy into two separate pulses and synchronizing them with precision, the scientists managed to halt the melting mid-process and lock the material into a new, metastable form.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Pairing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pairing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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