1
as in junctions
a place where two or more things are united
the coupling between two train cars
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2
as in mergers
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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Recent Examples of couplings
The first act is formulaic and its plot direction and obvious romantic couplings are forecast from the start.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Islanders couple up while looking to survive re-couplings and avoid being dumped from the villa.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The output is ideally the ground state, the configuration of spins that minimizes the energy given that set of couplings.
—Jeremy Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2016
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Islanders couple up while looking to survive re-couplings and avoid being dumped from the villa.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The output is ideally the ground state, the configuration of spins that minimizes the energy given that set of couplings.
—Jeremy Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couplings
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Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Four rotors, mounted at wing junctions, provide lift for vertical flight and stability during transition.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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Wall Street dealmakers can still file for clearance for mergers and acquisitions.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Goldman’s investment banking business, which brings in fees from services like underwriting initial public offerings (IPO) and advising on mergers and acquisitions (M & A), has been rebounding over the past several quarters.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some sprawl out behind elaborate ceremonial gates, while others quietly integrate with the urban fabric; some are significantly pedestrianized, while others center on major intersections.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Before that, were there additional unifications that occurred?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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With dozens of startups now in the field, some bankruptcies and consolidations are inevitable.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mergers and consolidations are common in the legal industry and some of Denver’s largest local firms, including Sherman & Howard and Moye White, have been acquired in recent years.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Move pillows to a new location, transition covers to reflect the change in seasons, try new throw blanket and pillow combinations, swap curtains from two different rooms—so many possibilities.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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After hours of experimenting with countless flavor syrup combinations, the family developed a solid set of flights and rotating specialties.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Couplings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplings. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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