couplet
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Synonyms
brace, couple, duo, dyad, pair, twain, twosome
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Bimbo spat into his palm and tried rubbing the foul couplet away, but it was written in permanent marker. — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "The Alps," 22 July 2019 The Heritage Lab uploaded a painting of Zeb-un-Nissa by Abanindranath Tagore and asked its followers to complete a couplet by the Mughal princess-poet in English. — Shailaja Tripathi, Quartz India, "Meet the people trying to show Indians that museums are for more than school trips," 31 May 2019 Indeed, a quick review of the text indicates that the reproofs are arranged in four couplets, increasing in severity. — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, "Let's be thankful for our blessings," 7 May 2018 Only in the second act, with the onerous exposition out of the way, do the couplets begin to give birth to satisfying story. — Jesse Green, New York Times, "Review: Rhyme Gone Wild in âThe Metromaniacsâ," 22 Apr. 2018 Or check out this Phoenix Suns themed poster that Josh Saad used to ask Alana Campos â three player puns and a couplet in one sign! — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, "High schoolers look to Arizona athletes for the ultimate competition: promposals," 16 Apr. 2018 Lehrer's work bounced the absurdities and paranoias of that period back at us, in rhymed couplets and a bouncy piano beat. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "A few words (wasted) about Tom Lehrer on his 90th birthday," 9 Apr. 2018 The high-speed arterial couplets are great at moving large volumes of regional traffic. — Anchorage Daily News, "Housing alone wonât revitalize downtown Anchorage," 5 Mar. 2018 With all the Broadway pizzazz anyone could want, the hilarious Something Rotten! has arrived at the Academy of Music (through March 4) with codpieces blazing and couplets rhyming. — Toby Zinman, Philly.com, "'Something Rotten!' at Academy of Music is something hilarious," 28 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'couplet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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