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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Now, but as the statistics and figures come in here in Minneapolis, there's double-digit drops in crime, coupled with a lot of bad people and bad things being taken off of your streets.
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Esme Murphy, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
There are many reasons why America bucks this global trend, but much of it comes down to an historic reliance on unions to fight for time off and their waning influence today, coupled with a demanding work culture that hasn’t evolved much since the industrial revolution.
—Joe O’Connor, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
His announcement, coupled with previous announcements from Jordan Napier and Jacob Bostick, means that the Aztecs are returning all three of their starting receivers.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
That disparity, coupled with Dallas doing more damage off turnovers despite both teams committing five, opened the early gap.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Esme Murphy, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
There are many reasons why America bucks this global trend, but much of it comes down to an historic reliance on unions to fight for time off and their waning influence today, coupled with a demanding work culture that hasn’t evolved much since the industrial revolution.
—Joe O’Connor, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
His announcement, coupled with previous announcements from Jordan Napier and Jacob Bostick, means that the Aztecs are returning all three of their starting receivers.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
That disparity, coupled with Dallas doing more damage off turnovers despite both teams committing five, opened the early gap.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Couple with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couple%20with. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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