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a literary or musical work that has a close relationship to another work by the same author or composer.

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Origin of companion piece

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby companion piece

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How to use companion piece in a sentence

As a portrait of a scrappy human just trying to get by, Red Rocket—also cowritten by Bergoch—is something of a companion piece to that film, though it doesn’t have the same underdog vibrancy.
Red Rocket Is a Spiky Comedy With a Fascinating, Magnetic Performance by Simon Rex|Stephanie Zacharek|December 10, 2021|Time
Progressives and moderates continue a standoff on a companion piece of a spending bill for hard projects like airports and railways.
What Democrats Need to Learn from Youngkin's Win in Virginia|Philip Elliott|November 3, 2021|Time
It is an aural companion piece to her British Vogue cover, for which she shed her signature neon hair and baggy clothes, once meant to deter the gross sexualization endured by young female artists, for pinup-inspired blonde curls and a corset.
Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ Is a Rebellion, a Wink—and a Demand for Respect|Jordan Julian|July 30, 2021|The Daily Beast
So beyond his collected art editions, a reader might do well to watch the excellent 1996 Academy Award-nominated documentary “The Line King” as a companion piece to this biography.
Al Hirschfeld: Drawing entertainers with pen and ink, elegance and wit|Michael Cavna|July 30, 2021|Washington Post

The well, ghost or no ghost, is certainly a piece of history with a bold presence.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
My doctor insisted that once I filed this piece I lie down on my bed and not get out.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Last March they gave Airbus a huge piece of new business, ordering 169 A320s and 65 of the slightly larger A321.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The attempt to “breed back” the Auroch of Teutonic legend was of a piece with the Nazi obsession with racial purity and eugenics.
‘Nazi Cows’ Tried to Kill British Farmer|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
However, an article designed to act as a tie-in to the piece has been published as planned in the BBC magazine Radio Times.
Pulled Documentary Says William Felt ‘Used’ by Charles’ Push for Camilla|Tom Sykes|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The bear laughed and joined his companion, and the torpedo thundered away.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
She took the fan from Madame Ratignolle and began to fan both herself and her companion.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
There were two battalions, together about a thousand men; and they brought a field-piece with them.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various