companion piece

noun

: a work (as of literature) that is associated with and complements another

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The film’s more conventional companion piece, Ride in the Whirlwind, also starring Nicholson and Perkins, is also very much worth a look. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025 Whether the release was purposely timed to Eurydice’s opening or not, the book now functions as a kind of companion piece to the play, revealing the parts of Ruhl’s life that found their way into this work. Pamela Newton june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025 The film, which Tesfaye co-wrote and Trey Edward Shults directed, is a kind of companion piece to his album and tour. Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025 As something of a companion piece to More, Jacques Deray’s summer thriller La Piscine is a far more dramatic and insidious tale of tropical desire, lassitude, and violence. Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for companion piece

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First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of companion piece was in 1844

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“Companion piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/companion%20piece. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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