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coupled

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verb

past tense of couple

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coupled
Verb
When such plasma is strongly coupled, the dust grains can’t fly past each other instead behave like elastic rubber. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 Keep the model layer, retrieval layer, semantic layer and integration layer loosely coupled wherever possible. Harini Gopalakrishnan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 After Terry entered the villa earlier in the season as a bombshell, alongside Caleb McDaniel and Sol Mýa, she initially got coupled up with Gabriel Vasconcelos due to a fan vote. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 His alma mater, Stoneman Douglas, was for kids with big-league dreams — kids like Luzardo, Anthony, Coby Mayo and Anthony Rizzo — who coupled those dreams with big-league frames. Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 2026 Caleb coupled up with Jaiden Bacciocco while in Casa, and the two of them returned to the villa together. Tanya Fedak, Variety, 10 July 2026 Single Sagittarians could meet someone witty and unconventional, while those who are coupled discover that old agreements no longer suit them. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 If dark matter is coupled to dark energy, dark matter particles could interact with one another through a new, long-range force that is separate from gravity. Quanta Magazine, 22 June 2026 America coupled Caleb up with Kenzie, Jen with Gabriel, and Sol with Sincere. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coupled
Adjective
  • Leadership and entrepreneurial thinking are more connected than people assume.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Little connected on a 67-yarder in Week 18 last season, giving him the two longest official field goals in NFL history.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela have combined to add more than 1 million barrels per day of extra production.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Amihere was a perfect 7 of 7 from the field, Janelle Salaun and Tip Hayes scored 23 combined and the Valkyries bench accounted for 51 points.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In defense, Lockheed Martin integrated additive manufacturing into production for a GMLRS antenna assembly test unit.
    Rich Garrity, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Lucas and his collaborators integrated this symmetry into Liu’s effective field theory in 2024.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The property includes a deck, an attached garage, native landscaping, and access to hiking, dining, and shopping.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Each home will have an attached two-car garage, with additional street parking incorporated throughout the development.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The phrase fused long-standing claims that alligators preferred Black flesh with newer stories of Black children being used to attract the reptiles.
    The Conversation, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The newborn arrived so early that the outer layer of her skin didn’t fully develop, and her eyes were fused closed at birth.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Balde, a La Masia product, has been linked with Manchester United, and his potential sale would generate pure profit for Barcelona, particularly after the permanent signing of Joao Cancelo, who had previously kept him out of the starting lineup.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Although products containing the jalapeños linked to the salmonella outbreak have been found and recalled in several stores across the nation, none were found in Arizona stores.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In doing so, Coleman emphasized a ruling from 1938 in favor of the Pittsburgh Pirates against a radio station that placed observers on the rooftop of a building adjacent to Forbes Field to watch the game for a broadcast without paying the Pirates.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Judge Alsup's opinion on training as fair use has not been tested on appeal, and other judges have reached different conclusions on adjacent facts.
    TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Coupled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coupled. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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