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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During a new episode of the Good Hang podcast with Amy Poehler, the singer and actor opened up about her early path to pop stardom, revealing that her mother, Denise Rapp, deliberately gave her an alliterative name to help her succeed in entertainment.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 May 2025
While the date of the Met Gala is easy to remember, how to watch the Met Gala 2025 is a question that doesn’t have a cutesy alliterative answer.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 May 2025
And while the date of the Met Gala is easy to remember, how to watch the Met Gala in 2025 is a question that doesn’t have a cutesy alliterative answer.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2025
The report, with the alliterative plosives of its title raining down like flecks of spit, was an opening volley in the fight to rouse sleepy bureaucrats and put them on notice.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 May 2025
While the date of the Met Gala is easy to remember, how to watch the Met Gala 2025 is a question that doesn’t have a cutesy alliterative answer.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 May 2025
And while the date of the Met Gala is easy to remember, how to watch the Met Gala in 2025 is a question that doesn’t have a cutesy alliterative answer.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2025
The report, with the alliterative plosives of its title raining down like flecks of spit, was an opening volley in the fight to rouse sleepy bureaucrats and put them on notice.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Alliterative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alliterative. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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