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couplets

noun

plural of couplet

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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 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

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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

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The films also involve normie couples caught up in hauntings, dealt Old Testament–style punishments by forces from the great beyond.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Smythson Bride-To-Be Soho Notebook Wedding season may be coming to a close, but this notebook is a perfect gift to help give engaged couples a place to plan out their nuptials for the coming year.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026

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