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
The song and album aren’t always as piercing as the couplet, but brevity allows Showbiz!
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Her rooster crowed in rhyming couplets and used some naughty words to describe the master’s digestive system.
—Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
Algorithms for Toddlers is a whole semester of undergraduate algorithms condensed into 14 illustrated pages with rhyming couplets.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
One couplet in, your breathing will calm, and your mind will clear.
—Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Her rooster crowed in rhyming couplets and used some naughty words to describe the master’s digestive system.
—Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
Algorithms for Toddlers is a whole semester of undergraduate algorithms condensed into 14 illustrated pages with rhyming couplets.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
One couplet in, your breathing will calm, and your mind will clear.
—Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couplet
Noun
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Later that season, O’Shea and Kayne became the first American pairs team to win at Four Continents in more than a decade.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Hornets were led Tyler and Chase Yancey, a pair of brothers who brought back some significant hardware.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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It’s turned rainy and cooler in the past couple of days, but the creosote bushes are blooming yellow.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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One of the most iconic couples of the 1990s, Carolyn and John’s place in Kennedy history was canonized by their untimely death by plane crash in 1999.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The pair achieved as much in Gibson’s very first World Cup event, with the duo winning the mixed relay race to secure a spot for the Games.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the duo assembled a team of 10 or so employees — a group of largely 20- and 30-somethings who are encouraged to challenge their boomer bosses — and got busy building a slate of high-profile projects that don’t all star Bateman.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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But the band leader’s return to a crew that can so ably make the twain meet between his two sides makes for a show that satisfies fans who like having their Neil completism represented in a single concert.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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In beauty, there’s truth and trend — and rarely the twain shall meet.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Couplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplet. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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