duos

noun

plural of duo
as in pairs
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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Recent Examples of duos Other offerings include hydrating and volumizing shampoo and conditioner duos; a Deep Moisture Repair Hair Mask; a SahaScalp purifying scrub, and a recent trio of hair and body fragrance mists inspired by different Indian cities and states. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026 After going public in 2021, the two have become one of Hollywood’s sweetest duos, offering plenty of support to one another for their respective projects (see Challengers, for example) and even giving us peeks at their love life behind-the-scenes. — Christopher Luu, InStyle, 31 July 2026 Not enough for most duos to hold off a hungry peloton, but this was two of the greatest riders the sport has ever seen. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 The game format show follows 16 contestants who enter the game as duos, but quickly discover that no alliance is permanent. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 June 2026 The Bruins imported the latest in a lineage of Bay Area dynamic duos. — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026 Thus was born one of rock’s most dynamic duos, soon to be joined by Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and Ian Stewart, the last a piano player pushed off the band’s official roster because of his looks. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 May 2026 The team is facing off against three other duos, including Wolfe and Meissner; Hawk and Davis; and Battle on the Beach mentor Taniya Nayak and 98 Degrees member Drew Lachey. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 As part of the cookoff, local leaders and personalities will form duos to create dishes up for judging, all of this taking place in front of an audience having lunch at the Boca West Country Club. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duos
  1. pairs
  2. couples
Noun
  • On the other, evidence suggests this pair of habitual time-wasters were commonly found on the floor, running laughter through a Yamaha SPX90 effects processor for kicks and strumming the same note for 40-odd minutes.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Once the animals had learned to associate each of the six scents with a particular reward location, researchers started swapping the scent-location pairs.
    — Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of pairs
Noun
  • These couples are dropping like flies all around us … well, more specifically, all around Heather, who for some reason has become the go-to confidante on this San Francisco trip.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Season 4 dilutes that power across three couples, one of whom occupies the highest office in America.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of couples

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“Duos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duos. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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