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Recent Examples of pairing
Despite its hefty price tag, Chalamet styled the piece in a nonchalant way, pairing it with a leather jacket, sweatpants, and a cool pair of tan sneakers.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pairing
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By combining all the different brands in a single kitchen, Lore said Wonder can serve geographies and regions that don’t have the population numbers to support larger fast-casual chains like Chipotle or Cava.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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An instant coconut cordial is made by combining coconut milk and sugar.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
10 June 2026
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Remember to wash and sterilize any bottles, scoops, or mixing containers by running them through the dishwasher or using hot soapy water.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
15 June 2026
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The Knicks became a championship-contending team by mixing the right ingredients with selfless stars, effective role players, smart coaching and a resilient attitude.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Lead drama actor holds essentially steady at 78, nearly matching last year’s 77, when 134 names crowded the ballot.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The trio wore matching blue T-shirts emblazoned with orange messages.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Right now, the board is considering merging or closing seven schools, including four elementary schools, with nearby schools that include Panther Run Elementary, Palm Cove, North Fork and Sunshine, along with Plantation Middle School and Blair.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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This leads to a web of cosmic structure, where matter clumps along filaments to produce galaxies and groups of galaxies, and then clusters more significantly at the nexus of various filaments, producing clusters and even multiple merging clusters of galaxies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Dec. 2025
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The Personal Blender includes two Tritan Renew blending cups and the ultra-durable Rapid Extractor Blade to make delicious smoothies and more.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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After blending and straining, let the ingredients get to know each other for at least two hours or up to two days.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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However, scaling production and integrating the cells into vehicles have remained major challenges for automakers and battery developers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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Cisco is also integrating its observability and telemetry assets, such as Splunk and Thousand Eyes, to drive agentic infrastructure operations, using reasoning based on telemetry and historical data.—
R. Scott Raynovich,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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And the indie is committed to connecting writers and editors who’ve been impacted by the carceral system with those who have not.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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At the exact same time, prosecutors said, Kepner’s phone began connecting to routers along the same general path Hudson took through the ship.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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The second screen shows raw footage from one of the 17 cameras, synchronizing with the edited version at various moments during the hour-and-a-half runtime.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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The Saturday night balloon glow is a literal highlight, pilots synchronizing their burner ignitions for a spectacle guaranteed to bring on oohs and ahs.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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“Pairing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pairing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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