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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
Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
This creative coupling has been an incredible success, even stamped with the seal of approval from celebrities such as Hailey Bieber, who’s been spotted sporting the line’s bright blue baseball cap.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
In particular, the chemical coupling underscores a major discovery.
—Elana Spivack, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
As a fellow artist, and in line with other artistic couplings, Baez took inspiration right back.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The intimate coupling between my brain and my devices is both self-evident and extremely normal.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
This creative coupling has been an incredible success, even stamped with the seal of approval from celebrities such as Hailey Bieber, who’s been spotted sporting the line’s bright blue baseball cap.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
In particular, the chemical coupling underscores a major discovery.
—Elana Spivack, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
As a fellow artist, and in line with other artistic couplings, Baez took inspiration right back.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coupling
Noun
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The human body has many joints, which are essentially bone and muscle junctions held together with ligaments.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
20 Apr. 2025
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The signals are then received by intricate, branched filaments called dendrites and the junctions at which these structures connect are called synapses.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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Xi Jinping has declared unification inevitable—by force if necessary.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Southern Yemen remained under British colonial rule for another five years until a 1967 socialist uprising, followed by a period of north-south tensions and conflict that ultimately gave way to unification under then-North Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 1990.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The advisories largely come in response to the executive order requiring the federal government to recognize only two sexes, and in a number of cases advise speaking to the U.S. embassy.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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If so, the effect would likely be apparent in both sexes.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
10 Apr. 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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But Aaron Rodgers connecting on yet another Hail Mary was undoubtedly one of them.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Police responded to multiple calls just before 12:30 a.m. for a street takeover and fireworks being shot off at the intersection of Wakelee Avenue and Franklin Street, the Ansonia Police Department said.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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Jason O'Bryan Jason O'Bryan has set up a professional life at the intersection of writing and cocktails.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 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 upheaval heralds the start of an era where the traditional manufacturers of the West would see their markets undermined to such an extent that some would be forced into bankruptcy or mergers.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Jeanty is also just the fifth running back drafted by the Raiders in the first round since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Coupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coupling. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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