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
At the opening ceremony, lion dancers congratulated Wei with red couplets, according to a post on Instagram.
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Bloomberg News, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Durk seemed to be intentional with every couplet while showcasing his entire artistic repertoire.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
The rhyming couplet wasn’t going to win any poetry awards.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
The two sports are like rhyming couplets that play off each other.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Bloomberg News, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Durk seemed to be intentional with every couplet while showcasing his entire artistic repertoire.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
The rhyming couplet wasn’t going to win any poetry awards.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
The two sports are like rhyming couplets that play off each other.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couplet
Noun
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The pair had invited more than a dozen local and international journalists to visit Adra’s home village of At-Tuwani, which lies within a collection of Bedouin villages in an area known as Masafer Yatta in the West Bank, to witness evidence of settler violence and army demolitions.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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The pair’s meanders through the Turkish metropolis heighten the atmosphere of the quest – namely the search for beauty in things that aren’t perfect.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
Noun
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But at a baseline, the RTX 50-series is underwhelming, and the RX 90-series is more attractive than AMD's last couple of GPU generations have been.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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The couple’s journey is a reminder that love—in all its forms—has power.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The brothers Stone enlisted bass guitar wonder Larry Graham, who’d been playing in a local jazz duo with his mother.—
Rob Tannenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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In the books, the duo are in their mid-thirties when the story begins with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The Eiffel Tower is warped and displaced, the Arc de Triomphe hewn in twain.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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Wondering where the twain meet with these veteran politicians?—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Couplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplet. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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