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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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and first lady Ri Sol Ju greeted Xi at the airport in Pyongyang, with official footage showing the pair clapping as Xi’s plane landed, kicking off his two-day state visit.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Summer sandals may be simpler to pack and style, but not every pair is equipped to handle full sightseeing days, long airport treks, or 20,000-step itineraries without leaving your feet aching by lunchtime.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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The couple hard-launched their relationship in 2019 with their first red carpet appearance at the LACMA Art + Film Gala in LA.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Wyatt and Valdez, who live nearby, said that Baker was a neighbor of theirs for roughly six months a couple of years ago.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Like much of the duo’s work, Mango x Eckhaus Latta draws heavily from the natural world.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
3 June 2026
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Watson across from him grounds their duo with a drillmaster’s sense of duty.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 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 10 Jun. 2026.
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