alliterative

adjective

al·lit·er·a·tive ə-ˈli-tə-rə-tiv

-tə-ˌrā-tiv

: of, relating to, or marked by alliteration

alliteratively adverb

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That alliterative term may have lost its luster back in the Reagan administration, but its resurrection feels fitting here. —

Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024 Ever more sensitive to the demands of the news cycle and popular opinion, U.S. politicians take to Twitter or announce alliterative, bullet-point policy plans that promise quick solutions. —

Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017 But with a slew of new big-money buyers in the past decade—including Jeff Bezos, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Tom Brady, and other business titans and entertainers—the alliterative title has taken hold. —

Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024 Ah, Sober October – that alliterative time of year when some people like to take a break from drinking, perhaps to atone for the excesses of summer, or to prepare for the excesses of the holiday season. —

Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for alliterative