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alliterative

[uh-lit-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] / əˈlɪt əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /


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She published her first newspaper piece that same year, and adopted the alliterative pen name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Also, Phil isn't the only fuzzy Nostradamus with an alliterative name that claims predictive powers.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2024

They are short and alliterative and easily repeated.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

Away with the alliterative slogans and rations of progress.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021

The girls were allowed to choose their own names from a preapproved list of alliterative options.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama