Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pairing off
Verb
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Wilson's ex, Ciara Miller, was Batula's close friend on the Bravo reality show, prompting many fans to criticize her for coupling up with their co-star.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Most of the love stories that do make it to the big screen still generally follow broad, conventional strokes, capturing the bliss of coupling up or the blues of falling apart.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The cam has followed Jackie and Shadow, who have been mating since 2018, and made the birds worldwide celebrities and regular fixtures of morning TV shows.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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But these flourishes don’t seem essential for mating.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Pairing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pairing%20off. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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