Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pairing off
Verb
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Try coupling the seasonal shades with a glossy nude foundation for a refined effect.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Each season, a group of singles stay in a villa with the goal of coupling up or risk banishment.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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Frequent mate switching combined with low reproductive ‘skew’ and possibly the active avoidance of mating with close relatives, may be effective strategies to maintaining the genetic health of relatively small populations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2026
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Jackie and Shadow’s prior mating seasons have been marked by cycles of celebration and heartbreak.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Pairing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pairing%20off. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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