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
Her rooster crowed in rhyming couplets and used some naughty words to describe the master’s digestive system.
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Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
Algorithms for Toddlers is a whole semester of undergraduate algorithms condensed into 14 illustrated pages with rhyming couplets.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
One couplet in, your breathing will calm, and your mind will clear.
—Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2025
One rhyming couplet instructs a young man to get an adze, or ax, when the Pleiades are overhead.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
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Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
Algorithms for Toddlers is a whole semester of undergraduate algorithms condensed into 14 illustrated pages with rhyming couplets.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
One couplet in, your breathing will calm, and your mind will clear.
—Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2025
One rhyming couplet instructs a young man to get an adze, or ax, when the Pleiades are overhead.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for couplet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couplet
Noun
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Gary and Klint Kubiak would be the 10th father-son pair to serve as NFL head coaches, including interim coaches.—
MARK ANDERSON,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Supporters have sent them gas money, donations for dinners at Chipotle and pairs of warm wool socks to get them through the Minneapolis winter.—
Sophia Peyser,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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The couple married in 2005, so Melania would have gone by Knauss three years earlier.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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The young couple bought a home in Miami Gardens’ Carol City neighborhood, and Coakley found work as an administrative assistant for the City of North Miami Beach.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The mother-daughter duo has already put in work at events leading up to the big year, answering questions, sharing Philly firsts and providing recommendations on what to do, eat and see.—
Nikki DeMentri,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The burgundy and soft petal duo sweetly channels Valentine’s (or Galentine’s) Day, but are more than wearable year round.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 2026
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But the band leader’s return to a crew that can so ably make the twain meet between his two sides makes for a show that satisfies fans who like having their Neil completism represented in a single concert.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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In beauty, there’s truth and trend — and rarely the twain shall meet.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Couplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplet. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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