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 More:Detroit’s Grammy nominees: Eminem, Jack White, Karen Clark Sheard, CeCe Winans, more More:Twinkie Clark to turn 70 with a concert befitting Detroit gospel royalty With his sugary couplets and instantly hummable melody, Robinson had come up with a love song for the ages. Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2024 In the final verse, the rapper drops a caustic couplet taking aim at Israel’s nearly year-long war in Gaza sparked by the Oct. 7 raid by Hamas militants on Israel that resulted in the killing of more than 1,200 and the kidnapping of more than 250 men, women and children. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2024 Yet, Em has been privy to the whispers, even responding to them on occasion, particularly in the form of a couplet. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 July 2024 The couplet that starts the forty-ninth poem, quoted above, roots the reader nicely in sight and sound and therefore place. Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for couplet
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Noun
  • In an hour or so, the pair is due at the theater for a meeting with the play’s director, Broadway veteran Kenny Leon, who staged a revival of Our Town at the Barrymore just last fall.
    Maya Singer, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Petrescu, the brothers’ spokesperson, would not comment on who paid for the flight, or where the pair are planning on travelling to next.
    Amy Croffey, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • During the day, the French couple attended a ceremony at the National Palace of Belem.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Catch up quick: The vice president and his wife, Usha, mostly laid low around Del Ray — while Usha Vance frequented the local coffee shop Gustave Boulangerie for her mocha fix, the couple was never spotted at neighborhood gatherings in the community, neighbors told Axios.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Lou is one-half of the architect duo behind Good Hot, the sauna operation in Richmond, CA.
    Sylvie Florman, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
  • In over 14 years of collaboration with Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid, the duo created groundbreaking architectural landmarks in Beijing and Shanghai.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Wondering where the twain meet with these veteran politicians?
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The Moose wants Leon Draisaitl money, $14 million per year, and ne’er the twain.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Couplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplet. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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