couplets

plural of couplet

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Recent Examples of couplets The couplets exist because from October through April, the water stays layered and still as the dark materials accumulate. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026 Sharon had submitted a dozen couplets about the virtues of stay-at-home motherhood, as well as a rhyming list of reasons to believe in God. Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 Either way, these couplets start to reveal just how curious this poem is. New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 As a young child Allen began writing and singing songs while riding in the car with her mother, who taught her about rhyming couplets. 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 The couplets rhyme—mostly—but his rhythms are irregular, more implicit than embodied. Pete Tosiello, Pitchfork, 27 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 The title track off his second full-length, The Melancholy Season, pairs a deceptively tricky piano riff and solo with some devastating couplets. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couplets
Noun
  • After the pair released the duet, Carpenter thanked the country star for her involvement and shared behind-the-scenes photos from the music video.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • On the development and production side, Lumicraft’s AI casting tool Castlink pairs actor discovery with contracting and settlement, while Reproduction’s Pre-Flow handles screenplay analysis and production data sharing.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Kissingers were also among the most visible couples in New York City, their principal residence, attending museum openings, fashion shows by Bill Blass and Oscar de la Renta, and charity fundraisers.
    Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • World-renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction, John Gottman has conducted 50 years of breakthrough research with thousands of couples.
    Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Couplets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplets. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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