paired 1 of 2

adjective

as in mated

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paired

2 of 2

verb

past tense of pair
as in combined

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Recent Examples of paired
Adjective
Prepare for the Update Case and Charger For AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2, or AirPods Pro 3, put them in their charging case and place them near the paired iPhone. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
The multi-hyphenate paired the slouchy, pocketed sweater with a fabulously massive fur scarf and a pair of shiny white pants. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026 In a wool-blend, this Madewell Fair Isle Boxy Sweater is gorgeously cozy for a winter day in the Dolomites or paired with a great pair of leather pants for aperitivo in Milan. — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026 Leonor paired the shimmering suit with a patent clutch, pointed heels, and a dazzling pair of diamond earrings borrowed from her mother’s jewelry box. — Ben Jureidini, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paired
  1. mated
  2. combined
  3. dual
  4. correlated
  5. matched
  6. connected
  7. mixed
  8. merged
Adjective
  • The family group also contained four other adult wolves, which might have been brothers and sisters, parents, or even grandparents of the mated pair.
    — Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Packs may consist of a mated pair and sometimes few young pups.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of mated
Verb
  • By 2015, New Atlas was covering innovations such as the Diamond Hotend, which combined three filament feeds into a single nozzle, although even that approach could produce waste towers when changing colors.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The gusty offshore winds combined with very warm and dry conditions will maintain Red Flag Warnings for most of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Saturday.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of combined
Adjective
  • The pledge raises some questions about what kind of voting rights the shares would have; SpaceX is a dual-class stock and Musk enjoys supermajority control of the company.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Braking is handled by dual-piston hydraulic calipers clamping down on large rotors for the promise of serious stopping power even in wet weather.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of dual
Verb
  • Because they are often correlated, the payout isn’t always as high as separate games.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers at Washington University found markedly different gut microbiomes in people at the earliest preclinical stages of Alzheimer’s, differences correlated with amyloid and tau accumulation before any cognitive symptoms appeared.
    — Holly Baines, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of correlated
Verb
  • Kawasaki The new Versys is actually much more closely matched by the 2026 Yamaha Tracer 9, whose 890cc mill makes 117 hp and starts at $12,599.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • That visibility also opens up savings, since inbound shipments can be matched with outbound ones into round trips rather than empty backhauls.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of matched
Verb
  • So the two started chatting and wondered if there was a resource where they could get connected to couples having a wedding in their area who needed a seat-filler of sorts.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The two filmmakers had been struggling to get anyone else in Holmes’s orbit on-camera when Emma Stone, a close friend of Fielder’s, connected him with Amanda Seyfried.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • The three colors are mixed in different combinations and ratios, producing 16 different shades.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Her friend’s cries mixed with the sound of police car sirens before officers arrived and escorted students and staff out the building.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of mixed
Verb
  • The verticality of these works can be seen as an aspirational self-portrait in which destruction and rebirth are literally and metaphorically merged.
    — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The campus in question had already been closed and merged with another by the time the takeover was announced, but Morath said many of the district’s schools were struggling.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Paired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paired. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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