as in pairs
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together
the book examines the doctor-patient dyad from several perspectives
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Recent Examples of dyads
And sister-sister dyads have quite a bit of warmth in them.
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
After the nuptials, hundreds of dyads will renew their vows as part of Love in Times Square, a long-running tradition held by the Times Square Alliance, a neighborhood nonprofit.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2026
Before long, Colin has buzzed his hair and fallen in with Ray’s biker gang, many of whose members are paired off in sub-dom dyads of their own.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
After the nuptials, hundreds of dyads will renew their vows as part of Love in Times Square, a long-running tradition held by the Times Square Alliance, a neighborhood nonprofit.
—Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2026
Before long, Colin has buzzed his hair and fallen in with Ray’s biker gang, many of whose members are paired off in sub-dom dyads of their own.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dyads
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In Paris, the Museum of the Prefecture of Police possesses just a guillotine blade, while the closest thing on view at the Carnavalet Museum is a two-foot-tall model guillotine and a pair of dangly brass guillotine earrings.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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The pair were not the only ones considering Olsson’s Wyscout clips.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For couples, Sandals Royal Plantation, Sandals Dunn’s River, and Excellence Oyster Bay won’t disappoint.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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One is 1969’s Paul Mazursky comedy, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice in which two couples wind up over their heads in stretching the moral limits of their relationships in an ever-changing society.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Dyads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dyads. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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