as in pair
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 dyad
Some similar relationships flower into productive, loving dyads.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
Regardless of dyad type, participants who were touched consumed more alcohol than participants who were not touched.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2012
Because the data for each pair are interdependent, the data were analyzed at the level of the dyad.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2012
Interpersonal gazing in dyads, when the two individuals in the dyad stare at each other in the eyes, is investigated in 20 healthy young individuals at low illumination for 10-min.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2015
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
Regardless of dyad type, participants who were touched consumed more alcohol than participants who were not touched.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2012
Because the data for each pair are interdependent, the data were analyzed at the level of the dyad.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2012
Interpersonal gazing in dyads, when the two individuals in the dyad stare at each other in the eyes, is investigated in 20 healthy young individuals at low illumination for 10-min.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dyad
Noun
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But the Bucs finish at home against an easier pair of opponents (Panthers, Saints), so this race isn’t over.Jeff Howe and Austin Mock, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Leaders should work in pairs with another team coach, allowing teams to see collaboration in action and understand what true balance looks like.Vlad Dutescu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The wedding was the most glorious couple of days of filming.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Two such examples in the last couple of days has suggested the U.S. should take back control of the Panama Canal and buy Greenland.Emily Martin, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
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One of the newest entertainment offerings onboard is a traveling duo named Sage and Coriander, who do pop-up entertainment, games, and more in a streetmosphere style.Megan duBois, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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In one photo, the lookalike mother-daughter duo poses together, with Watts in an off-the-shoulder white dress and Kai in a black halter-top dress.Hannah Sacks, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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That is, until DARPA initiated its SPRINT program aimed at making the twain meet in an aircraft that could take off, land, and hover like a rotorcraft and then transition into a jet when in vertical flight.David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Victorian world was cleft in twain, with men on one side, and women on the other.Hugh Ryan, Town & Country, 25 May 2022
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“Dyad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dyad. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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