decoupled

past tense of decouple

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of decoupled The key innovation is that these components can be decoupled from one another. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 June 2026 Wages had decoupled from home prices years earlier. Juliette Han, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 The main advantage here is the driver's physical action is decoupled from the wheels, so there's more precise control in the way braking pressure is applied, and the driver gets more consistent feedback. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 May 2026 In the last 40 years, tuition has more than tripled, far outpacing inflation and completely decoupled from student outcomes. Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 Islands are decoupled from each other, and synchronizing knowledge between them happens once in a while. IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2026 One of the central pillars of the American dream is becoming increasingly decoupled from the other key rites of adulthood. Jake Angelo, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026 As American work habits become decoupled from traditional mealtimes, people want to eat in a way that’s convenient for that new paradigm, Portalatin said. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026 In addition, software stocks appear to have decoupled from artificial intelligence credit spreads, which could prove bullish. Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoupled
Verb
  • While Walmart isn’t an official sponsor of the World Cup, either, taking advantage of the social media chatter helps the company glom onto the tournament without paying FIFA for the privilege – especially when attention spans are divided.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Although the numbers on the chassis were divided into various unrelated intervals, the transmissions appeared to be numbered sequentially, as were the tank guns, heaters, road wheels and turret engines.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Faster clinical brain imaging The new design removes one of the biggest bottlenecks in conventional computer architecture, where memory and processors are physically separated.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • Instead, Hargitay learned at age 30 that her bio-dad was Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli — Giovanna Sardelli’s father — with whom Mansfield had a brief relationship while separated from Mickey Hargitay in the early 1960s.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Violators get warning letters before fines are given, and ultimately, water may be disconnected.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • In August, the five-person court split along party lines to meet once a month instead of twice a month.
    Rachel Royster July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • In the future, should both formats reach 20 submissions in the same year, the Television Academy will automatically split the categories into two again.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

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“Decoupled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoupled. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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