uncouple
verb
un·cou·ple
ˌən-ˈkə-pəl 
uncoupled; uncoupling; uncouples
1
: to release (dogs) from a pair of joined collars
2
: detach, disconnect
uncouple railroad cars
Examples of uncouple in a Sentence
uncoupled the two railroad cars
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While uncoupling from the RSN gave the Rangers control of their media destiny, the split from the parent company formerly known as Diamond Sports Group does not come without a cost.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This season’s expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 and Ohio State’s place in the Big Ten, one of the sport’s two most powerful conferences, have afforded more leeway for losses and uncoupled the stakes of beating Michigan from the larger pursuit of a national title.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The deal would uncouple reliable growth assets, such as the Peacock streaming service and NBCU’s sports properties, from the eroding economics of cable.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
The luxury house has experimented with different formats over the past few years, opting for the coed format in 2017 under former creative director Alessandro Michele and then reverting to separate showcases, uncoupling men’s and women’s collections, starting with the former in January 2023.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This season’s expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 and Ohio State’s place in the Big Ten, one of the sport’s two most powerful conferences, have afforded more leeway for losses and uncoupled the stakes of beating Michigan from the larger pursuit of a national title.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The deal would uncouple reliable growth assets, such as the Peacock streaming service and NBCU’s sports properties, from the eroding economics of cable.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
The luxury house has experimented with different formats over the past few years, opting for the coed format in 2017 under former creative director Alessandro Michele and then reverting to separate showcases, uncoupling men’s and women’s collections, starting with the former in January 2023.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Uncouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncouple. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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uncouple
verb
un·cou·ple
ˌən-ˈkəp-əl
uncoupled; uncoupling
-ˈkəp-(ə-)liŋ
: disconnect
uncouple railroad cars
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