as in pair
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together
a couplet of statues flank the entrance to the church
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Recent Examples of couplet
His couplets—stitched together by a rhyme—typically saunter in contrary directions.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
That Blake couplet in the epigraph above runs through my head.
—B. R. Cohen, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2026
And so Andrea had just sort of like collected a couple of pages of couplets, a few stanzas.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
The song and album aren’t always as piercing as the couplet, but brevity allows Showbiz!
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
That Blake couplet in the epigraph above runs through my head.
—B. R. Cohen, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2026
And so Andrea had just sort of like collected a couple of pages of couplets, a few stanzas.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
The song and album aren’t always as piercing as the couplet, but brevity allows Showbiz!
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for couplet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couplet
Noun
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Alegría credited the pair’s experienced producing partners with helping guide them through the most unfamiliar process of preparing for the final cut and getting ready for the marketing, press, distribution conversations with Amazon as well as FilmNation.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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Even Luke Skywalker dons a pair of beige Levi’s—transformed from a miner’s uniform into a symbol of rebellious cool by the likes of James Dean—to blend in with the desert sands of Tatooine, a former mining outpost.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The couple reportedly have a home in New York City, where the party could be held.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Bradford advises packing one blanket per family member, along with a couple of extras.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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Green exited in 1970 and the band entered a transitional period before settling on the singer/songwriter duo of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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The crime-solving duo of Europol’s Mark Hess (Mikkel Boe Folsgaard) and Copenhagen detective Naia Thulin (Danica Curcic) is one of the genre’s best pairings, as Mark’s talents and personal struggles become clear over the course of the season alongside their crackling chemistry.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The twain have met, with disastrous results.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Nobody quite knew where the twain should meet.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Couplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplet. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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