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as in handfuls
a small number
there are only a couple of errors in the computer program
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as in pairs
two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together
a couple of socks
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as in combines
to come together to form a single unit
at Pittsburgh, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers couple to form the Ohio
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as in connects
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
if you couple the two extension cords, the connection should be long enough to reach the next room
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Recent Examples of couples
Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Families will love the spacious suites, while couples can retreat to the more secluded upper-floor rooms with wraparound terraces.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
For couples who want a quiet, comfortable stay, the Palm Springs babymoon resort stay is designed to be relaxing, so visitors can enjoy the warm weather, roomy suites and healing surroundings.
—Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
What predicts relationship deterioration is not how often couples argue, but the communication patterns that take hold once an argument begins.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Young couples finish drinks on restaurant terraces.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Residents in the Moore's Orchard neighborhood say the trees along Peach Blossom Avenue and East Joppa Road were one of the area's defining features, especially during the spring bloom, when families and couples regularly stopped for photos.
—Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 26 May 2026
More than 3,700 spectators unknowingly became witnesses to the nine couples' ceremonies, which were either weddings or vow renewals.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
John Koufos, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
Much less attention is paid to the It couples whose love stories dominated headlines at the turn of the 20th century, however.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 May 2026
McKenzie was even more ahead of the pack in the Traditional style, which couples each lifter’s best bench press with their clean-and-jerk mark.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
As Leon, however, it's recommended to play in the third person, which couples nicely with the action-thriller vibe of that storyline.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The seven Harry Potter books are canon; fan fiction that couples Hermione and Malfoy is not.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
The first, is to use large-scale solar energy as in the form of agrivoltaics that couples large scale solar farms with an increase in agricultural products.
—Joshua Pearce, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Boston Dynamics couples perception (IMUs, cameras, possibly LiDAR) with these controllers to enable rapid reflexive responses.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Their recent paper describes the Movement Reshaping (MR) Exosuit, which, rather than augmenting any part of the human body, couples the motion of one joint to lock or unlock the motion of another joint.
—Payal Dhar, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2021
Noun
To be candid, our process was not terribly dramatic—there were no big fights, no couples counseling—other than the drama of racing to complete the project (or, at least, most of it) before the kids were born.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Families will love the spacious suites, while couples can retreat to the more secluded upper-floor rooms with wraparound terraces.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
For couples who want a quiet, comfortable stay, the Palm Springs babymoon resort stay is designed to be relaxing, so visitors can enjoy the warm weather, roomy suites and healing surroundings.
—Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
What predicts relationship deterioration is not how often couples argue, but the communication patterns that take hold once an argument begins.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Young couples finish drinks on restaurant terraces.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Residents in the Moore's Orchard neighborhood say the trees along Peach Blossom Avenue and East Joppa Road were one of the area's defining features, especially during the spring bloom, when families and couples regularly stopped for photos.
—Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 26 May 2026
More than 3,700 spectators unknowingly became witnesses to the nine couples' ceremonies, which were either weddings or vow renewals.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Verb
By deploying an aggressive, multifront strategy that couples strong law enforcement interdiction with a revolutionary model of public healthcare, Florida is proving to the nation that the war on fentanyl can be won.
—John Koufos, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
Much less attention is paid to the It couples whose love stories dominated headlines at the turn of the 20th century, however.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 May 2026
McKenzie was even more ahead of the pack in the Traditional style, which couples each lifter’s best bench press with their clean-and-jerk mark.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
As Leon, however, it's recommended to play in the third person, which couples nicely with the action-thriller vibe of that storyline.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The seven Harry Potter books are canon; fan fiction that couples Hermione and Malfoy is not.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
The first, is to use large-scale solar energy as in the form of agrivoltaics that couples large scale solar farms with an increase in agricultural products.
—Joshua Pearce, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Boston Dynamics couples perception (IMUs, cameras, possibly LiDAR) with these controllers to enable rapid reflexive responses.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Their recent paper describes the Movement Reshaping (MR) Exosuit, which, rather than augmenting any part of the human body, couples the motion of one joint to lock or unlock the motion of another joint.
—Payal Dhar, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couples
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The video that went viral on Facebook shows a fast food employee stuffing two handfuls of French fries in her mouth and then putting them into a red McDonald's fry container that another employee is holding.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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To begin, lab assistant Julia Butac empties a burlap bag of beans into a bin and starts to sift them a couple handfuls at a time, removing anything that isn't a full bean.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
10 May 2026
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They were jostled by men carrying heavy crates, cursed out by a man selling a pair of old boots, and viewed with suspicion by seemingly everyone else.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Bath products are custom designed for the hotel itself, and made with a range of natural ingredients, while the towels and robes are both made from natural cotton knits—as are the socks left in your room to forgo the waste pairs of slippers can bring.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Signature drinks include a miso old fashioned, an oolong Manhattan and the kaffir lime soda, which combines Suntory Roku gin with kaffir lime, lychee, lemon, saffron and soda.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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That means a single booking for European train travel that seamlessly combines services from multiple rail operators across all 27 EU member states, with full passenger rights protection from start to finish.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Over the past two centuries, soccer – or football, as it is called in much of the English-speaking world – has become a truly global phenomenon that connects fans on all continents.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The platform connects hirers with more than 21 million job seekers each month and 80% of companies that post on ZipRecruiter report receiving a quality candidate within one day.—
Audrey Payne,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The new Thorns and Roses collection fuses her love of color and the ballet.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Memorial Day Laptop Deals Holiday sales are among the best times to save big on laptops, and Best Buy delivered with a serious $300 discount on the luxurious, lightweight Microsoft Surface model, which fuses the convenience of a touchscreen with powerhouse AI performance.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Brown and her creative team have gotten caught up in adornment without capturing a deeper undertow that strings it all together.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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The swoony strings coat the song with a lush, old-fashioned feel.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The route links family-run lodges, remote hamlets, and small wilderness resorts, and the rides are timed to take advantage of the long summer light.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Currently, the ship has been deployed on CMA CGM’s French Asia Line (FAL) that links ports including Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, Le Havre, Rotterdam, Hamburg, and Tangier Med.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
Verb
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But when your activities are genuinely aligned – when a single meeting serves your growth, your relationships, and your team’s development simultaneously – the work itself compounds.—
Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The supply chain Dave Thomas built is a competitive asset that compounds over time and can’t be replicated quickly by a competitor who chose differently.—
Pete Suerken,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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“Couples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couples. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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