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
As a young child Allen began writing and singing songs while riding in the car with her mother, who taught her about rhyming couplets.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
Some additional traditions preparing for the lunar new year include putting spring festival couplets on doors or windows and buying new clothes.
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Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
That Blake couplet in the epigraph above runs through my head.
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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.
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
11 Jan. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
Some additional traditions preparing for the lunar new year include putting spring festival couplets on doors or windows and buying new clothes.
—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 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
See All Example Sentences for couplet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couplet
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The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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Just as high school and college graduates hit the job market this summer, a research initiative has released a pair of Top 10 lists that rank the best employers for new grads seeking first jobs.
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At a red light, he’s gunned down by a couple of guys on a dirtbike.
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That happened a couple more times.
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The bronze medal, which the duo won in March, was Anderson and Chacon’s first together on the world tour.
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Rounding out the points were Racing Bulls’ duo of Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad, who scored ninth and 10th respectively.
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The twain have met, with disastrous results.
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Nobody quite knew where the twain should meet.
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“Couplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplet. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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