pairing
noun
a coupling.
pairings
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pluralof pairing.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The tournament was revamped last year to include more pairings involving singles players - something that was criticised by a number of doubles specialists.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Tomato and soy are one of those quietly brilliant flavor pairings that seem to pop up everywhere once you start looking for them.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
While the superfight is unusual and in questionable taste to many, it’s revealing about celebrity-politician pairings in 21st-century America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
The brilliance of these pairings recurs throughout the show, which is more than a curatorial coup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
While there are only 26 letters in the English alphabet, there are 676 possible pairings, and the meaning of each letter in a digraph depends on how it is paired.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
