Definition of "pairing" []

• The combination or union of two things. (noun)
• Present participle of pair. (verb)

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• "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."
• "I have never had a chocolate-wine pairing that I thought did what a "great pairing" is supposed to do -- elevate both."
• "A pairing is complimentary when they do no damage to each other."