Pair up
Relate
Relate verb - To form a close personal relationship.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Chloe (Smallville) is a Launcher of a Thousand Ships (possibly due to the huge amount of fanfic writers who seem to very strongly relate to her personality), and another hugely popular Smallville crossover ship is to pair up Chloe with either Dean or Sam from Supernatural (or, y'know, both).
Source: Crossover Ship
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Relate and Pair up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pair_up/relate
Pair up & Relate. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pair_up/relate>.
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