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.
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Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
That Blake couplet in the epigraph above runs through my head.
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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.
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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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Barrel jeans continue to dominate the denim conversation, and this floral pair is a fun twist on the trend.
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Larys convinced Aegon to ride out the Dance of the Dragons in Essos, but the pair doesn’t make it as far as Duskendale before they’re intercepted by Rhaenyra’s soldiers.
Noun
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At a red light, he’s gunned down by a couple of guys on a dirtbike.
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That happened a couple more times.
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However, Courtney, 40, is hopeful that the duo might mend fences one day.
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The blockbuster trade isn’t official yet, but the Miami Heat’s new leading duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo has already made a public appearance together.
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).
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The twain have met, with disastrous results.
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“Couplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplet. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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