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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 company has kept much of its design and manufacturing in-house, partly because the pieces are closely coupled and partly because suitable aviation components didn’t exist when development began. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026 Milleri then began dating Grimes, who was previously coupled up with Elon Musk, but the pair amicably split in August 2025 after one year of dating. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 19 Oct. 2026 Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coupled
Adjective
  • Rather than functioning solely as an independent strike aircraft, it is designed to exchange information with other platforms and contribute to a connected battlespace.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • And Halverson added that the district has sought to find ways to help students feel connected at school — whether that’s sports, artistic activities or something else.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The teams combined atomic-scale simulations with electron microscopy and experiments to see how changes in the two materials could help meet growing demand for denser data storage as AI use expands.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The teams combined for 1,220 yards of offense — 894 of those before halftime — but a few defensive plays in the fourth quarter were as big as any of the game's 13 plays of at least 30 yards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • There is no public confirmation that this particular missile has been integrated.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Rather than eliminating that need immediately, tokenization may initially add another layer that has to be integrated with the systems already in place.
    — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The defining feature is a sparkling crystal ankle strap, which suspends a single crystal from an attached chain while another singular crystal hangs at the back of the heel.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The fire appeared to have destroyed the attached garage of the condo complex, and at least four vehicles appeared to have been destroyed inside the garage.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Arpita Singh, an Indian painter whose hallucinatory work fused allusions to real-world violence with uninterpretable dream imagery, died on Monday in New Delhi.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • And while unstable coalitions repeatedly fused and dissolved in the halls of power, outside these halls pipes burst and roads crumbled.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The pair have been linked since they were spotted together on September 12 at Taylor Swift’s apartment.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Stronger social connections are linked to living longer, feeling happier and lowering the risk of cognitive decline later in life.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • And although Lichtenstein wasn’t gay, there’s enough irony about gender in his early work to qualify him as being interestingly gay-adjacent.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In 2022, Kenwood bought two adjacent lots on Sanders Avenue for $325,000 to address the parking constraints.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Coupled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coupled. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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