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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
Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 July 2025
Viewers can vote for their favorite islanders via the Love Island app, influencing couplings and eliminations.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
The A-list coupling has long fueled tabloid fodder from those interested in the intersection of wealth and fame.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 July 2025
For decades, candidates ran separately, at times creating some odd couplings.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Their coupling and recoupling when the Casa Amor islanders returned to the original villa proved to be one of the most controversial storylines on Love Island USA Season 7 after Taylor chose to stay coupled up with Clarke instead of returning to his previous relationship with Olandria.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 July 2025
Viewers can vote for their favorite islanders via the Love Island app, influencing couplings and eliminations.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
The A-list coupling has long fueled tabloid fodder from those interested in the intersection of wealth and fame.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 July 2025
For decades, candidates ran separately, at times creating some odd couplings.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coupling
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This mysterious part of the ocean is at the junction of two powerful currents, one of which is salty and warm, while the other is cold and rich in nutrients, creating a highly biodiverse environment, experts said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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From Earth’s perspective, the junction of the disks resembles the number eight lying down, similar to the infinity symbol (∞).—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
22 July 2025
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His first loss came in a title unification bout against Ngannou.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Physicists have been looking for a recipe of quantum gravity and a unification theory for some time now.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
1 July 2025
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The research highlights that identical brain circuits may underlie mating behaviors in both sexes, but operate through fundamentally different mechanisms depending on the hormonal state.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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An order Trump signed on Jan. 20, his first day back, proclaims that the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
16 July 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 companies best positioned for the future are the ones expanding that business travel decision-making intersection to include talent development and well-being.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Porter pulled his car up to where the girls were walking near the intersection of Fox River Road and North Harvest Glen Road, police said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 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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Fortune can confirm, however, that fear of Huawei was the issue that triggered the approval for the merger.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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The railroad spoke with the bank about the possibilities of a merger, the report said.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Coupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coupling. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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