pair off

as in to couple

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  • And higher-income folks won't see a change, because individuals with incomes over $175,000 or couples over $250,000 won't qualify for the new deduction.
    Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 July 2025
  • Throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders will couple up to face brand new heart-racing challenges and bigger twists and turns than ever before.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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  • Two flamingos born at the zoo in 2017 — a male that zoo staff named Blue Hawaiian and a female named Mai Tai — have since mated, Hirsch said.
    Ethan Wolin July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
  • One of the adult males from Canada in February joined the pack and mated with the female wolf.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 8 July 2025
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“Pair off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pair%20off. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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