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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But the chaos that ensued when the House sat without a speaker for weeks, coupled with the reality that Johnson generally enjoys more goodwill among his conference than his predecessor, appeared to make lawmakers less willing to make the same choice this time around.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 May 2024
This week holds two red-letter days for Putin: his inauguration on Tuesday to yet another presidential term after an unsurprising landslide election win in March, coupled with Thursday’s traditionally bombastic Victory Day celebrations commemorating the Soviet victory over the Nazis.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
That bottleneck eventually corrected itself when relaxed restrictions led to a decline in demand for new electronics, coupled with manufacturers over-stockpiling.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 2 May 2024
Hotter temperatures have led to wide-reaching changes, like an increase in humidity, shifting rainfall patterns and, on average, shorter winters coupled with earlier spring and summer seasons.
—Michaela Mulligan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
The original design of the pond coupled with decay from old age have resulted in a pond that’s too shallow to protect the fish from nearby predators and has been leaking water into the ground below, Saratoga Mayor Yan Zhao said.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Eventually, the daily stress of being pushed to work faster coupled with the threat of being fired took a toll on Day.
—Patrick Rucker, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2024
The cast aluminum construction offers superior heat conduction and the two-wheeled design coupled with a light, 60-pound body makes portability easy.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2024
One of the key points discussed by the writers, editors, artists, and activists interviewed in Ahead of the Curve is how visibility, when not coupled with support and acceptance, can be dangerous.
—Lindsay Lee Wallace, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 May 2024
This week holds two red-letter days for Putin: his inauguration on Tuesday to yet another presidential term after an unsurprising landslide election win in March, coupled with Thursday’s traditionally bombastic Victory Day celebrations commemorating the Soviet victory over the Nazis.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
That bottleneck eventually corrected itself when relaxed restrictions led to a decline in demand for new electronics, coupled with manufacturers over-stockpiling.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 2 May 2024
Hotter temperatures have led to wide-reaching changes, like an increase in humidity, shifting rainfall patterns and, on average, shorter winters coupled with earlier spring and summer seasons.
—Michaela Mulligan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
The original design of the pond coupled with decay from old age have resulted in a pond that’s too shallow to protect the fish from nearby predators and has been leaking water into the ground below, Saratoga Mayor Yan Zhao said.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Eventually, the daily stress of being pushed to work faster coupled with the threat of being fired took a toll on Day.
—Patrick Rucker, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2024
The cast aluminum construction offers superior heat conduction and the two-wheeled design coupled with a light, 60-pound body makes portability easy.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2024
One of the key points discussed by the writers, editors, artists, and activists interviewed in Ahead of the Curve is how visibility, when not coupled with support and acceptance, can be dangerous.
—Lindsay Lee Wallace, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
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