as in to separate
to set or force apart
to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion
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Recent Examples of decouple
Economic and security interests became indistinguishable, and technological fragmentation—if not outright decoupling from China—became the norm.
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Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
If the damage has already been done and economies have essentially decoupled from each other already, then there is less additional risk to consider through outright confrontation.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The state also has an opportunity to decouple from a federal policy requiring businesses to spread their R&D expenses out across five years.
—Bill Claffey, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
But in recent months, anxiety has mounted in Beijing that Lai intends to systematically decouple Taiwan from China.
—Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
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Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
If the damage has already been done and economies have essentially decoupled from each other already, then there is less additional risk to consider through outright confrontation.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The state also has an opportunity to decouple from a federal policy requiring businesses to spread their R&D expenses out across five years.
—Bill Claffey, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
But in recent months, anxiety has mounted in Beijing that Lai intends to systematically decouple Taiwan from China.
—Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decouple
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In a game where the Angels and Nationals combined for 24 runs and 30 hits — with the 19 hits and 15 runs given up by the Angels’ pitching staff representing season-worst marks — what ultimately separated the teams was the Angels’ inability to come through with runners on base.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Jun-ho shoots the glass separating the VIPs’ watch tower from the game arena, getting In-ho’s attention.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
27 June 2025
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The brand’s production is divided between Paris and Istanbul, the latter being a city with family ties for India.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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The Oval Office’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ has divided opinion, after estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found the policies would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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Plaid’s bank partnerships avoided years of licensing; TSMC’s $20B chip R&D was split with Apple/NVIDIA.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The total Sovereign Grant remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive year at $108.8 million, split between $65.3 million for core funding and $43.5 million for the ongoing Buckingham Palace refurbishment project.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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After swindling his way into loads of cash, Yoshii gradually attempts to disconnect from humanity, moving out of the city, shunning his girlfriend, and entrusting duties to his new, devoted assistant.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 July 2025
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Give yourself permission to disconnect from the noise.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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In fact, a creative study led by a neuroscientist, Susanne Becker, uses insights from none other than Ivan Pavlov to show the possibility of uncoupling the sensation of pain from the experience of pain.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The Live cohost and longtime spouses — who first married 29 years ago after meeting on the set of All My Children — discussed the potential impact of them breaking up after Ripa introduced a talking point about uncoupling on Thursday morning's show.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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Tehran's shutdown came as part of its crackdown following escalating regional conflict, severing much of the country's digital communication with the outside world.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Martinez Estrella plunged a large knife into Junior’s throat, severing his jugular vein.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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“Decouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decouple. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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