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as in junction
a place where two or more things are united
the coupling between two train cars
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as in unification
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
credited with the coupling of several existing ideas into a single thesis
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as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
the zoo announced that the giant pandas' most recent coupling was successful and that a cub was expected in March
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as in combining
to come together to form a single unit
at Pittsburgh, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers couple to form the Ohio
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as in connecting
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
if you couple the two extension cords, the connection should be long enough to reach the next room
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Recent Examples of coupling
ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
This coupling is so strong that doubling the temperature in a massive star’s core increases the energy generation rate by a factor of a million.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
Before Penelope and Colin's love story played out on season 3, fans were already anticipating the best friends coupling up.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Besides causing building foundations to crack and roadways to heave, the expansion and contraction can cause pipes to disconnect, and the pipe couplings that an Atmos predecessor installed are not resistant to pulling out, the board found.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
This coupling is so strong that doubling the temperature in a massive star’s core increases the energy generation rate by a factor of a million.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Each season, a group of singles stay in a villa with the goal of coupling up or risk banishment.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
Before Penelope and Colin's love story played out on season 3, fans were already anticipating the best friends coupling up.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coupling
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Yet, at this critical junction, European leaders such as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are floating the idea of sanctions relief.—
Liram Koblentz-Stenzler,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The pivot to Asia, accompanied by a doubling down in strategic and technological ties with America and Israel, reaffirms the UAE’s role as a global junction.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Sardinia’s unification, in the mid-1800s, with what would become the Kingdom of Italy is seen by many as an act of colonization.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Kim’s latest military inspections came after South Korea said Wednesday that the new North Korean constitution dropped previous commitments to peaceful unification with South Korea and redefined its territory only as the northern half the Korean Peninsula.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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The findings, from 1,592 U.S. citizens of different ages, sexes, races and incomes, were collected between Dec. 20 and Dec. 22.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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On his first day in office, Mr. Trump signed an executive order that declared the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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The maps are created by combining satellite imagery that detects sargassum in the open ocean with models that track ocean currents.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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By combining fleet data with external weather information, the company has developed higher-resolution maps of conditions such as coastal fog, particularly in places like San Francisco and Phoenix, where weather can shift sharply over short distances.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Parents will appreciate that each floor has connecting room options.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Yastrzemski, one of Atlanta’s key offseason acquisitions, had gone 116 at-bats in 38-plus games before connecting on his first long ball.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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Images included in the court filing appear to show the suspect moving through the intersection as people scatter, then raising the weapon and firing.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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My work lives at the intersection of fashion, art, and cultural identity.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Predictably, Corey has been criticized in certain quarters for her merging of the lowest and loftiest forms of culture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The merging of brands following bank deals often moves much quicker.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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In a new study, researchers documented seven cases of remoras, a fish known for suctioning itself onto rays—as well as sharks, dolphins, boats and even divers—plunging into manta rays' cloacal orifice, an opening used for pooping, peeing and mating.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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Mating season generally begins in May, with peak mating in June.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Coupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coupling. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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