alliterative
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He chose the name for its alliterative “l’s.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"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
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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