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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couplet
Noun
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The Mayor, after arriving with his chief of staff and first deputy mayor, zipped off a pair of ankle boots and joined the men on the floor.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Amid aspersions and attack ads, the pair nearly came to blows at a community debate.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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There are baking projects like homemade bagels, riffs on fast-food favorites, and a couple of drinks to round things out.—
Hannah Lee Leidy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 May 2026
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Even if his hair were jet-black, the last couple of weeks would be capable of turning anyone’s hair gray.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Thus was born one of rock’s most dynamic duos, soon to be joined by Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and Ian Stewart, the last a piano player pushed off the band’s official roster because of his looks.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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Murphy pitched the project to the writing duo with about 20 pages of handwritten ideas.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
13 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 15 May. 2026.
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