as in divided
to set or force apart
to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion
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Recent Examples of decoupled
This approach, inspired by both modern engineering and the traditions of the Vallée de Joux, allows mechanical constraints to be decoupled, improving long-term reliability.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 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
Off of the showroom floor is the color and materials room, another component that was decoupled from the past showroom making teams and leaders stop their reveal for five minutes to then walk to a separate color and materials display room.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Overall, the study shows how age and age-related disease can become decoupled.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
What matters is how much of your value can be decoupled—and whether your clients still believe the output has strategic meaning when the human is removed.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The motor and its digital controller are decoupled from the chassis and tonearm, ensuring minimal mechanical—or audible—interference during playback.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 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
Off of the showroom floor is the color and materials room, another component that was decoupled from the past showroom making teams and leaders stop their reveal for five minutes to then walk to a separate color and materials display room.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Overall, the study shows how age and age-related disease can become decoupled.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
What matters is how much of your value can be decoupled—and whether your clients still believe the output has strategic meaning when the human is removed.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The motor and its digital controller are decoupled from the chassis and tonearm, ensuring minimal mechanical—or audible—interference during playback.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoupled
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These passages reflect how divided the planet once was, how easily myths about the United States could become rooted in other countries.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Or that, even worse, it would be arbitrarily divided into episodes in order to inflate the view count and/or pander to short attention spans (Eywa wept).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Upon landing, the men separated and tried to flee but most were captured that same day.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Others abused alcohol and drugs, were separated and divorced, or acted out violently.—
Arianna Huffington,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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As Werenski noted after the game, they get disconnected in games like these.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Parents who are disconnected from the labor market may not spend additional income in the same ways — or to the same effect — as working parents.—
Sarah A. Font,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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Arsenal’s first half in the 4-1 home win against Aston Villa a week ago — when the visitors continuously broke through the middle of the pitch — was the perfect example of what happens when their partnership is split up, in this case by Rice’s knee injury.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the aftermath, Venezuelan society became further split between the wealthy, who wanted to work with the US, and the working class, who sought autonomy from the US.—
James Trapani,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Decoupled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoupled. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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