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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Haack was paired up with Hall and El Moussa with his wife, Heather Rae. —

Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025 Babygirl is a significant step above the latest crop of cross-generational Netflix romances, like Lonely Planet (Laura Dern smooches Liam Hemsworth) or A Family Affair (Kidman again, paired up with Zac Efron). —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 They are paired up with seasoned electricians, each teaching their own personal tricks. —

Jovelle Tamayo, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024 Watch on Deadline For James Mangold—born in 1963, just after the singer became an overnight star on the folk scene, even while pairing up with scene queen Joan Baez, who frequently recorded his songs—Dylan was always out there, somewhere. —

Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pair up