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as in handful
a small number
there are only a couple of errors in the computer program
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as in pair
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together
a couple of socks
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as in to combine
to come together to form a single unit
at Pittsburgh, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers couple to form the Ohio
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as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
if you couple the two extension cords, the connection should be long enough to reach the next room
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Recent Examples of couple
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
There were recently a couple of stories about influencers that have to various degrees been paid by the different gubernatorial candidates, particularly Steyer and Becerra.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Much less attention is paid to the It couples whose love stories dominated headlines at the turn of the 20th century, however.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 May 2026
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Noun
Three snaps later, rookie Kaelon Black ran up the middle and put on a spin move after a couple of yards.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
There were recently a couple of stories about influencers that have to various degrees been paid by the different gubernatorial candidates, particularly Steyer and Becerra.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
In this way, America’s needlephilia and needlephobia are tightly coupled, both across the culture and among individuals.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Much less attention is paid to the It couples whose love stories dominated headlines at the turn of the 20th century, however.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couple
Noun
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Right now the Red Sox only have a handful of guys who look likely to make an impact in the majors, and the more big bats the club has coming up, the better.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Of course, there are many examples of teams not touching the Cup and losing or grabbing a big handful of a conference trophy and winning it.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Mercury will be briefly visible beneath the pair in bright twilight.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Thirteen pairs feature wear-away uppers for the teams that didn’t select Kobe Bryant in the NBA draft, and a 14th edition brings its color to the foreground for the Los Angeles Lakers.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
Verb
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First class Etihad Apartments; Singapore Suites; combing first class on Airbus A380s on all the major Gulf airlines in a single trip; combining six different airline first class products in a single round trip.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Until Lopez’s blast, Texas A&M right-hander Clayton Freshcorn had slowed down a USC offense that had scored 48 runs combined while winning three consecutive games out of the losers’ bracket, including 14 on Sunday night against Texas A&M (41-16), to force the winner-take-all final.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Akindahunsi is not believed to be connected to prior incidents at or around the UCLA campus, Richard Mejia, director of emergency communications, said in a statement.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The company reviewed its safety protocols this week in response to the situation at GKN, which is not connected to Arkema.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Like much of the duo’s work, Mango x Eckhaus Latta draws heavily from the natural world.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
3 June 2026
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Watson across from him grounds their duo with a drillmaster’s sense of duty.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The new security will also integrate existing Stolen Device Protection rules, such as familiar network and location checks.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The duo’s latest work suggests that the apes can create new meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs — something akin to syntax, which was once thought to be a unique hallmark of human language.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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In early November, Edie Harmon, who has documented border wall activity in the Jacumba Wilderness since 2020, learned that Marines were stringing wire in an area called Skull Valley.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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But Reuters is the first to report the extent of the launch-pad network linked to the octagons; recent military activity around one of the facilities; and analysts’ assessments that the pads could field mobile missile launchers and electronic-warfare operations.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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According to recent polling by the firm Meganálisis, Rodríguez continues to face deeply negative approval ratings, with many Venezuelans still associating the interim government with corruption, repression and economic collapse linked to the final years of Chavismo.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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“Couple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couple. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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