decouple
verb
de·cou·ple
(ˌ)dē-ˈkə-pəl 
decoupled; decoupling; decouples
: to eliminate the interrelationship of : separate
Examples of decouple in a Sentence
to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion
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Overall, the study shows how age and age-related disease can become decoupled.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
This bipartisan understanding has shaped the United States’ China policy, which now focuses on warfighting, military deterrence, and decoupling.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
That came after Healey filed a bill attempting to decouple state vaccine requirements from federal standards.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
What matters is how much of your value can be decoupled—and whether your clients still believe the output has strategic meaning when the human is removed.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
This bipartisan understanding has shaped the United States’ China policy, which now focuses on warfighting, military deterrence, and decoupling.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
That came after Healey filed a bill attempting to decouple state vaccine requirements from federal standards.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
What matters is how much of your value can be decoupled—and whether your clients still believe the output has strategic meaning when the human is removed.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decouple
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“Decouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decouple. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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