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.

Examples of pair up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Have Department Heads Co-Create The Culture Have a leader and a head volunteer pair up to create that bond and culture together. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025

This week, Morgan Wallen and Post Malone pair up again for a new collaboration, while Sam Barber offers up a song of blistering song of desolation. —Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2025

Sinners One of the most dynamic duos in Hollywood — Coogler and Michael B. Jordan — paired up once again for a sultry vampire thriller. —Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025

Shelton, who lost his opening match in the Monte Carlo Masters singles to Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina last Monday, also paired up with Rohan Bopanna for its doubles event. —Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for pair up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup