couplings

plural of coupling

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Recent Examples of couplings The strength of the coupling between each pair of RLC resonators in the network can be varied, and all the couplings can be written in the mathematical form of a matrix. Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026 Because the church holds a lot of sway in this backwoods burg, and unsurprisingly, such couplings are frowned upon by the extremely conservative, extremely close-minded population. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026 But with new Islanders comes re-couplings, and for some, that means packing their bags and leaving the villa. Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 Investigators recommended that Atmos find and replace all those couplings. ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 Websites developed tags around fandoms, couplings, style, and subgenre. E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026 Plus plenty of love couplings between the characters of Kala and Wolfgang, Nomi and Amanita, and Lito and Hernando! Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026 Much of the equipment brought in from other places did not fit the fire hydrant and hose couplings that Baltimore used. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026 Ahead, a complete breakdown of all the couplings based on Julia Quinn's best-selling book series of the same name (to which the show has remained relatively true). Christina Perrier, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couplings
Noun
  • The cells are connected by proteins called tight junctions, which act like tiny gatekeepers.
    Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 29 July 2026
  • Beyond Akkermansia muciniphila, Pendulum's products feature Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium beijerinckii, both butyrate-producing strains that fuel colon cells, support tight junctions in the gut lining, and stimulate GLP-1 production.
    Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • Increasing market consolidation, through mergers and acquisitions, among infrastructure providers will drive lasting change in emerging markets.
    Zaki Farooq, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And with never-ending layoffs, dystopian mergers, and Hollywood as a production desert, ’26 didn’t lend itself to snappy one-liners.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Pattern of collisions on high-speed road The block of Sheldon Road where Kaur turned in front of Lopez appears safer than the intersections that bookend it, where clusters of crashes have occurred.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Watch for children near crosswalks, intersections, and buses.
    Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Before that, were there additional unifications that occurred?
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Alum Rock Union enrolls less than half of the students of its peak years in the early 2000s, and a $20-million budget shortfall in the 2024-25 school year resulted in multiple school closures and consolidations.
    Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • And after Hurricane Michael struck the Panhandle in 2018, polling place relocations and consolidations measurably reduced voter turnout.
    Jonathan Webber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There are four color combinations to choose from and both the overalls and T-shirt are made from cotton.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The production possibilities frontier is a chart that illustrates the maximum combinations of two goods or services an economy could produce given its current resources and technology.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Couplings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplings. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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