companion piece

noun

Definition of companion piece

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

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Some of them act as companion pieces, showcasing the spectrum within a genre (Avengers: Endgame/Fast Color; Once Upon a Time... Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, "What The Best Movies Of 2019 (So Far) Reveal About Our Current Moment," 23 Aug. 2019 Belquis Zahir rents out Filicudi House, almost a companion piece to Zucco Grande, with the same tawny, Afghan smoothness. Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, "These Islands Near Sicily Might Be the Last Uncrowded Part of Italy," 22 Aug. 2019 His latest book, How to Be an Antiracist, sounds like the perfect companion piece, and just in time. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "History’s Grim Duty: raceAhead," 7 Aug. 2019 The album, his first full-length since 2016's A Sailor's Guide to Earth, is a companion piece to the film. Bonnie Stiernberg, Billboard, "Sturgill Simpson Announces New Album And Anime Film," 21 July 2019 Serious Eater An oddly perfect companion piece to Save Me the Plums, Serious Eater chronicles Ed Levine’s own struggle to keep a food-writing platform afloat. Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, "7 amazing, mouth-watering new food memoirs for summer reading (and cookout inspiration)," 11 July 2019 Ice Age diversity The study forms a complex picture of the genetic history of Spain—one that’s reinforced in a companion piece published in the journal Current Biology. Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, "Surprising DNA found in ancient people from southern Europe," 14 Mar. 2019 In the end, the book is both a companion piece to the documentary and an homage all its own. Marley Marius, Vogue, "Franca Sozzani’s Legacy Continues in Franca: Chaos and Creation," 24 Jan. 2019 The book feels like something of a companion piece to John Krasinski’s recent thriller A Quiet Place, about a family trying to survive in a world overrun by monsters who hunt by sound. Tasha Robinson, The Verge, "The first Bird Box trailer makes it look like the opposite of A Quiet Place," 24 Oct. 2018

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First Known Use of companion piece

1844, in the meaning defined above

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