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alliterative

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


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"There are more set pieces like tonight. It's bigger, bolder..." she pauses, thinking about which word should finish the alliterative description.

From BBC May 13, 2026

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

My mom once told me that my dad had given me an alliterative name, Wade Watts, because he thought it sounded like the secret identity of a superhero.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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