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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
The uptick in ridership was kneecapped by the company’s tension between the need to raise fares and its need to bring in more passengers, wrote Fitch Ratings in its analysis that coupled a credit downgrading earlier this year. — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 The chips are coupled via a small piezoelectric disc that flexes when the qubit's electric field changes. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026 Regardless if single or coupled up, use this time to focus on trust, vulnerability, and integrity in union. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026 Fans hoping to see Sally happily coupled up with Gary, a dreamy detective with heterochromia, will be disappointed. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026 Many guests are coupled up, on a babymoon, or have returned with a newborn in tow. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026 She was specifically frustrated with Sol claiming Bryce pulled Kayda for a chat four or five times in the villa, despite being coupled up with Trinity. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 Moreno and Rhea coupled up on their first day in the villa and for that week were one of the show’s most inseparable pairs. — Paula Mejía, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coupled
Adjective
  • Denver’s pressure and connected passes (and some friendly bounces) led to a calm and clinical goal from captain and United States Women’s National Team staple Lindsey Heaps in the 13th minute.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Consumer adoption tends to follow a different path, growing as connected services demonstrate clear value in everyday use.
    — Stacey Moser, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Streets in New Jersey and New York, which were under a state of emergency, were already flooded as the storm and high tide combined for dangerous conditions.
    — Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But uncertainty about what to study, combined with the potential cost, turned him away from that traditional path.
    — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Systems that previously could not communicate—such as those demonstrated in Grafenwoehr—were integrated into a common operating picture in a matter of days.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Burners and combustion chambers are already commonly manufactured with the technology, meaning the injection system could potentially be integrated directly into those components.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Arthur Gallagher, a Clewiston homeowner, filed a water damage claim after his dog damaged an outdoor spigot by pulling on the attached hose.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There are also salads, soups, and flatbreads made with Texas Hill Country Olive Oil products, along with a selection of Texas wines, an olive oil tasting bar, and an attached shop selling olive oil, gourmet food, and gifts.
    — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The result is seamless data transfer fused onto a single user interface.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Einstein’s theory fused space with time, and so if the three dimensions of space emerge from a spaceless point, then time should emerge from something timeless.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In one case, agents that researchers said may be linked to OpenAI unsuccessfully tried to access a photograph from a digital library at the University of New Mexico in May.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In April 1996, Ted was arrested at his Montana cabin where authorities found substantial evidence that linked him to the bombings.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The building is in the heart of uptown at the corner of Trade and Tryon streets, adjacent to banking titan Bank of America.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The first floor, which alone spans over 7,000 square feet, hosted a guest suite, a study, a living room, a dining room, and a den with access to a porch, while the kitchen featured a butler’s pantry and an adjacent breakfast room.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Coupled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coupled. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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