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
Shokuhin sampuru is a century-old craft, but this faux feast felt strangely apt in a contemporary culinary-dietary culture that tries to decouple food from taste, encouraging eating with your eyes as a form of abstinence, rather than as a prelude to a meal.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Water solutions for a dry country The country needs to start to decouple its economy from water consumption by investing in sectors that generate value and employment opportunities with minimal water use.
—Ali Mirchi, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
For two decades now, almost everything people see online has been potentially incorrect, untrustworthy, or otherwise decoupled from reality.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
And if anything, von Reitzenstein said, decoupling the CSDDD and the FLR would be a major mistake.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Water solutions for a dry country The country needs to start to decouple its economy from water consumption by investing in sectors that generate value and employment opportunities with minimal water use.
—Ali Mirchi, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
For two decades now, almost everything people see online has been potentially incorrect, untrustworthy, or otherwise decoupled from reality.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
And if anything, von Reitzenstein said, decoupling the CSDDD and the FLR would be a major mistake.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decouple
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During that time, she was transferred five times between facilities, separated from family, denied access to counsel, and confined in conditions that were deeply troubling and inappropriate for any person, let alone a United States citizen.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Additives often include preservatives to maintain freshness and texture or resist mold and bacteria, and emulsifiers to prevent ingredients from naturally separating.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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On January 24, there will be a mandatory payout meaning no matter how many winning tickets there are, the entire pool will be divided amongst the winning tickets.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The need for reinvention comes about not because the world is divided into men and women, old and young, but rather because people are diverse and come to the table with differing needs, wants, and perspectives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Their relationship hasn't been without bumps — the pair briefly split in 2015 — but the couple has managed to weather the ups and downs.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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For a splurge, split a stateroom in The Haven by Norwegian, a ship-within-a-ship concept offering luxury accommodations and 24-hour butler service.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Oh, and don’t forget to disconnect your garden hose.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Nigo has mostly favored coed shows during the men’s calendar in Paris since 2022, but had recently uncoupled them to give womenswear a bigger spotlight.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
18 Dec. 2025
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In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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One radical prescription is to sever toxic relationships, as Clayton does with her mother, who allowed Clayton’s stepfather’s predations.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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The study found that severing ties with BSO could save the city more than $500 million over the next 20 years.—
Carlton Gillespie,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Decouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decouple. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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