pairing

IPA: pˈɛrɪŋ

The combination or union of two things.
(politics) An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.

Examples of "pairing" in Sentences

I've been cheering for that pairing from the beginning.
A pairing is complimentary when they do no damage to each other.
And if the pairing is based on something good, not something like showing off or control or predation, then oh well.
I have never had a chocolate-wine pairing that I thought did what a "great pairing" is supposed to do -- elevate both.
What the two of you do at a Halloween party to play up the "inappropriateness" of this pairing is totally your business.
‘The Graduate’ was tougher to leave out, but I did so partially because of what I addressed in ‘Harold & Maude,’ but also … which pairing is more interesting?
JV points out the pairing is a familiar play on the "boy and his alien" trope that's touched us through the years: See also E. T, Neverending Story, most of the works of Hayao Miyazaki, and any other of about a million fantasy stories and comedic pairings that've seen a human bond with a non-human for friendship and adventure.