couple with
phrasal 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 withAn 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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Trump has said the ongoing military presence in the capital – coupled with his takeover of the local police force and surge of immigration agents – has made crime in the city a thing of the past.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Because the sliding molecules are built into the gel (not just mixed in), their motion directly couples with the gel’s stretching.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
As the game advanced towards the final seconds, the girls seemed to lose speed, which, coupled with pressure from the clock, did not allow either team to break the tie.
—Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The defeat, coupled with the Giants’ 5-1 win over the Dodgers, cut the Mets’ lead in the race for the final wild card to a half-game — an unimaginable horror for a team that had the best record in baseball at 45-24 through June 12.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Because the sliding molecules are built into the gel (not just mixed in), their motion directly couples with the gel’s stretching.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
As the game advanced towards the final seconds, the girls seemed to lose speed, which, coupled with pressure from the clock, did not allow either team to break the tie.
—Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The defeat, coupled with the Giants’ 5-1 win over the Dodgers, cut the Mets’ lead in the race for the final wild card to a half-game — an unimaginable horror for a team that had the best record in baseball at 45-24 through June 12.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Couple with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couple%20with. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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