couple with

verb

coupled with; coupling with; couples with
: to join or combine (something) with (something else)
The exhibit couples poems with paintings.
usually used as (be) coupled with
An oil spill coupled with strong winds brought disaster.
The team's win, coupled with a loss by their rivals, put them in first place.

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This engineering effectively forces dark modes to temporarily couple with the system—turning them into bright modes. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026 Wind gusts up to 60 mph are expected to persist through Sunday night, coupled with low humidity and high temperatures. Drew Pittock, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026 An unwell postal worker picked off lover’s-lane couples with a revolver. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Elena Safonova/Getty Images High borrowing costs over the last few years, coupled with other economic hurdles, like high (and now rising) inflation and a tough job market, have left many borrowers with balances that are harder and more expensive to manage. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for couple with

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“Couple with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couple%20with. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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