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
  • The actor arrived in a regal sky blue high-neck top with a long cascading train and clashing red lining — custom designed by Prabal Gurung — offset with a casual pair of low slung, non-maternity jeans by La Ligne that skimmed just under her bump.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Compliant Technologies says the devices function as a normal pair of patrol gloves until officers press a switch to activate their electrical mode.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Working alongside Keri Russell as Kate Wyler and Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler, the two couples go deeper into a game of high-stakes chess.
    Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Ted Pappageorge, of Culinary Workers Union Local 226, said the policy is not effective, especially for married couples who both rely on tips as spouses must share the $25,000 cap.
    Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Couplets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplets. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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