companion piece

noun

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

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While the Green Claims Directive’s scuppering won’t affect the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive, or EmpCo, which entered into law in September, the two were originally designed as companion pieces. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026 The gift reunites it with its companion piece, Space Between Dreams –The Perseverant Prophet, acquired by the Huntington in 2025. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 After winning an Academy Award for penning the screenplay for 2010’s The Social Network, Sorkin replaces David Fincher in the director’s chair for the companion piece. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 Sony bills The Social Reckoning, which Sorkin wrote and directed, as a companion piece rather than a sequel. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for companion piece

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 Nov. 2026.

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