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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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The album’s maximalist approach, combining an array of live instruments, VSTs, and samplers, sometimes coheres into true jams.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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Kenny said the challenges to combining the spaces became clear once the structure was closely examined.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the sound level, our engineer is a guy who makes all the greatest dance music in the Latin world right now [Josh Gudwin is the records’ mixing engineer and Dale Becker mastering engineer].—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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Naumes uses a similar approach, mixing fresh lemon juice with water.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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For the outing, Swift, 35, wore a Thom Browne RWB stripe-detail polo shirt, which retails for $1,110, with a matching Thom Browne Asymmetric wool miniskirt priced at $2,360.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The two-pack comes in six different colors with matching lids that include steam release vents, so your soup can reheat evenly and safely with no more splatters.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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The suspect ran through red lights and swerved across several lanes on Balboa Boulevard in Encino while driving at around 80 mph before merging onto the northbound 101 Freeway.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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By merging with the just over 50-member Poway Kiwanians, Beavers said the combined group now has 74 members.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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How DarkSpectre stayed hidden for years DarkSpectre succeeded by blending legitimate functionality with hidden malware.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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This approach highlights the company’s focus on blending practical functionality with playful design.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Our research has described the needs of callers who reach out to 211, community capacity to respond to callers’ needs, the ability of 211 to detect rapid changes in community needs, and the benefits of integrating health referrals into 211s.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Future work will focus on integrating snow-deposition modeling with PV yield simulations to more accurately predict energy losses and on expanding analyses to more complex, uneven alpine terrain.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The neighborhood/area The hotel has a plum position on the Eendrachtsplein, a buzzy town square in the heart of the city with trams, buses, and a metro line connecting it to all corners of town.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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The film stars Sally Field as a widow who bonds with a giant Pacific octopus, while also connecting with a young man (Lewis Pullman) in need of direction.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Under these conditions, the superconductive nature flows into the barrier, synchronizing their behavior.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Dec. 2025
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Footage captures dolphins, killer whales hunting together Footage captured by the scientists shows the two species hunting for salmon in proximity by synchronizing their movements.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Pairing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pairing. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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