pair up

phrasal verb

paired up; pairing up; pairs up

: to join together for a purpose, job, etc.

The two organizations paired up to educate the public about the threat of global warming.

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During the final, seven-hour-long audition, actors were paired up. —

Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025 In 2024, for example, Super Bowl viewers saw Danny DeVito join Arnold Schwarzenegger for State Farm; Pete Davidson work with Kate McKinnon for Hellmann’s; Heidi Gardner and Dan Levy pair up for Homes.com; and Chris Pratt pitch Pringles. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025 Photograph: Courtesy of Long Ju Ju’s group suspects that their graphene staircases are creating the conditions for electrons to pair up and rotate. —

Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025 In the clip, the rappers pair up onscreen, with Playboi Carti joining Latto on the second chorus and adding his own verse midway through the swagger-laden track. —

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pair up