companion piece

noun

: a work (as of literature) that is associated with and complements another

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But these bills are companion pieces; one marks the delay of freedom, and the other reckons with it. Marcus Anthony Hunter, Time, 19 June 2026 So when Sorkin, 65, who wrote the original movie and is at the helm of the companion piece, wrote a script for the 2026 movie, Eisenberg was his first choice to reprise the role. Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 Not to mention, the two tragic love stories — now paired within Joffrey’s catalog, in my mind, as companion pieces — turn out very differently. Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026 The crime thriller has Gray having helmed a semi-fictionalized return to his family life in mid-1980s Queens and is also a companion piece to his 2022 film Armageddon Time. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for companion piece

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of companion piece was in 1844

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“Companion piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/companion%20piece. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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