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Recent Examples of couple
Noun
Prine’s health issues of the previous couple of decades were no secret—the throat cancer, the operation for lung cancer, and God knew what else. Tom Piazza september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025 The power couple posted engagement photos in a collaborative Instagram post. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Dyson Zone over-ear headphones came out in 2023 and coupled stylish over-ear sound with an air-purifying mask, perfect for the post-Covid public. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025 Peacemaker’s second season depicts an alternate universe where Chris leads an idyllic life coupled up with Harcourt and working alongside his still-alive father and brother. Oliver Sava, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for couple
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couple
Noun
  • The show got underway outdoors at Borough Hall with a handful of guests and many more onlookers (the runway was raised, which was a nice touch).
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
  • To bridge the gap, a handful of states have enacted orders expanding and protecting access, issuing blanket prescriptions, executive orders and insurance coverage requirements.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The pair also famously visited The Plough at Cadsden in Buckinghamshire, a pub near Chequers, the country residence of British prime ministers, where Xi quaffed a pint of Greene King IPA (Indian Pale Ale).
    Ian King, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In Middlesex League action, Kaylee Master recorded a hat trick, Sophia Setouhi added a pair and Gianna Venezia scored her first varsity goal as Watertown (5-0) blanked Woburn, 7-0, for its 102nd straight field hockey win.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The scent is smoky yet sweet, spicy yet smooth, dark but with an underlying lightness—the result of combining clean white musk with rose, tobacco, suede, and cumin.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The country now surpasses the cocaine production of South American countries Peru and Bolivia combined.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • CitizenShipper connects pet owners with drivers who specialize in transporting animals.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The fourth episode depicts him as a negligent and emotionally abusive lover to Satan, further connecting him to the show’s previous portrayals of Saddam Hussein.
    Nick Marx, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, the duo still doesn't rule a ring out as a possibility.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The duo at Bulldog Pottery also plays with pattern to personalize their stunning collection of decorative, functional wares.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s some good advice on how to integrate the Infinity Stones into tabletop stories.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Grok is what happens when a mercurical man of tremendous wealth and influence builds one of the world’s most powerful AI models and then integrates it into a major social-media platform that has become, under his direction, a hub for white supremacy.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • A lot of the time in this industry, people are stringing people along or not being decisive or being conservative with their decision-making.
    Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Belarus state news agency Belta posted footage of Polish personnel stringing concertina wire and putting up barriers overnight.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of including a real image, the email linked to malware capable of extracting data from recipients’ devices, according to Genians.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Are the stories in the book linked in any way?
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Couple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couple. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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