as in pair
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together
the shy boy and his outgoing friend make an unlikely duo
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Importantly, the duo didn’t try to hide that fact, but instead used it to their advantage.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 4 Mar. 2025
In 2024, the pair tried downhill skiing together, and Thoth took to the sport quickly, so the duo stepped up the intensity.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But the writer-director duo lend it all a certain deadpan panache that’s diverting even when the material is less than inspired.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
That frame, blues duo Larkin Poe launched its album Bloom at No. 1.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 4 Mar. 2025
In 2024, the pair tried downhill skiing together, and Thoth took to the sport quickly, so the duo stepped up the intensity.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
But the writer-director duo lend it all a certain deadpan panache that’s diverting even when the material is less than inspired.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
That frame, blues duo Larkin Poe launched its album Bloom at No. 1.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Duo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duo. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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