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as in junction
a place where two or more things are united
the coupling between two train cars
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as in unification
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
credited with the coupling of several existing ideas into a single thesis
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as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
the zoo announced that the giant pandas' most recent coupling was successful and that a cub was expected in March
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as in combining
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 connecting
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 coupling
IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
In this case, the researchers suggest that the abnormal theta-alpha coupling may reflect a pathological neural signature of OCD.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
With six boys and six girls in the villa, only five male and five female bombshells were introduced, meaning two Islanders were left single and at risk after the first coupling.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
After a mere 24 hours of coupling up, the Islanders had to recouple again, and the girl and the guy left single would be dumped from the villa.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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But future versions of the motor will use a wireless system, possibly based on inductive coupling, Haran says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
In this case, the researchers suggest that the abnormal theta-alpha coupling may reflect a pathological neural signature of OCD.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
With six boys and six girls in the villa, only five male and five female bombshells were introduced, meaning two Islanders were left single and at risk after the first coupling.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
After a mere 24 hours of coupling up, the Islanders had to recouple again, and the girl and the guy left single would be dumped from the villa.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coupling
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As of Thursday, Highway 166 was closed from the northern junction of Highway 101 in Santa Maria to Perkins Road in New Cuyama, according to the California Department of Transportation.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Under the latest TxDOT proposal, the interstate would go from five to three lanes at that junction, with two lanes dedicated to traffic exiting onto Texas 174.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Aug. 2025
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Cha offers a compelling study of the inner workings of North Korea and the complex dynamics surrounding its potential unification with South Korea.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Details about that unification have not been released.—
Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
14 Aug. 2025
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Balls move the plot along in Austen’s novels because, much like the novel itself, a dance is a codified art form and the space where relations between the sexes are tested.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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Long before the genome was sequenced, people had identified specific parts of the chromosomes that, if deleted, were lethal—but only if inherited from one of the two sexes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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By connecting features like billing, single sign-on and data synchronization, these partnerships can deliver a unified experience to the end user.—
Joshua Siler,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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This serves as the connecting point between two sides of the barracks that lead Tóth to Erzsébet.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2025
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The intersection of technology, power, and culture.—
Fernanda González,
Wired News,
25 Aug. 2025
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She had been spared the shame and stress of creativity at its intersection with reality.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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The collection, fusing exaggerated silhouettes and structured romanticism with a touch of Moroccan-esque opulence — opens with diaphanous pieces in soft creams and peaches that diffuse light and create fluid movement.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The endgame manages to gel the best parts of Split Fiction together and delivers a showstopping, genre-fusing, radical evolution of everything that comes before it.—
Kyle Wilson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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This involves integrating generative AI with robotics for battle damage assessment operations.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Apr. 2025
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Since studios and media companies began integrating AI into their operations, there has been pushback from consumers and those working in Hollywood about how the emerging technology will be used in pre- and post-production.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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This was spelled out by new co-Motion Picture chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein on Wednesday at a Paramount-Skydance merger press conference in Los Angeles.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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With a lucrative merger deal on the table, King decides to instead buy back his company, keep it in the family, and one day hand it down to son Trey (Aubrey Joseph).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Coupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coupling. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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