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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That fear, coupled with the fact that ICE has been showing up in religious spaces across the country, are the main reasons why the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism is encouraging rabbis to take the poll chaplain training, said Pesner. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026 That quarter-point rate increase in September is proving very powerful when coupled with a determined Fed Chair in Kevin Warsh, who doesn't seem to be playing ball with the president. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026 The last house on our list belonged to our neighbor, an elderly couple with no children. — Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 The disruption to oil supply from the region, coupled with Russia’s war with Ukraine affecting supply from another major production hub, has sent prices rocketing. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2026.

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