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.
—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
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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
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
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Though the couple hasn't commented publicly on their relationship, and Foxx has been candid about keeping his relationships out of the spotlight in the past, Huckstepp has supported Foxx at a number of events.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Something similar happened with Nazem Kadri, who won a Cup in Colorado a couple of seasons after leaving Toronto.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 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 nautical term mark twain means water that is found to be two fathoms (12 feet [3.7 meters]) deep, as in mark (measure) twain (two).—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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The twain have met, with disastrous results.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Couplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplet. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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