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coupled

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verb

past tense of couple

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Recent Examples of coupled
Verb
First, a dual-layer receiver comprising a perovskite laser cell coupled to a thermoelectric generator was designed. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 If your tests need updating every time a developer touches the UI, they're coupled to the wrong abstraction. Asad Khan, Forbes.com, 28 July 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
  • For Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the operator of the GHA DISCOVERY loyalty program, the challenge is to expand beyond hotels without becoming another sprawling marketplace filled with loosely connected offers.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Under this approach, engineers develop the robot's body and movement controls as a connected system.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Stir flour mixture into banana mixture until just combined; stir in pecans.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Jase Bowen hit his first major league homer, Ty France drove in three runs and three San Diego Padres pitchers combined on a two-hitter Friday night in a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Like any metropolis, Roku City has advertising on billboards, but brands are also integrated into the screen saver.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The rapid appearance of multiple Gerbera variants over the past year suggests that new capabilities can be integrated with relatively minor changes to the underlying airframe.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Completing the estate is an attached three-car garage, with one of the bays equipped with a custom security station.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The two-story structure that still bears the Fantasy Studios name and the attached seven-story office building total 121,200 square feet, commercial property databases show.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • After 9/11, the Bush administration fused counterterrorism with national defense through the global war on terrorism.
    Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
  • The real breakthrough is continuous data lineage fused with identity-aware governance, where every dataset, permission and transfer is traceable in real time.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Michigan officials on Saturday reported cyberattacks on nine of the state’s water systems, as investigators look into whether Iran is linked to a spate of similar hacks on states across the country.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Hewitt and Davidson were first romantically linked back in March 2025, after they were caught by paparazzi out and about and getting cozy on several occasions.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Private car service, concierge guidance, event spaces, and pool access (at the adjacent Sheraton) round out the amenities.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At the photo shoot, her mother, Tanja Rosner, sits in the adjacent room with McRae’s manager as the crew packs up.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

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

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