as in separating
to set or force apart
to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion
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Recent Examples of decoupling
This bipartisan understanding has shaped the United States’ China policy, which now focuses on warfighting, military deterrence, and decoupling.
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David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
By decoupling dehumidification from active cooling, the approach reduces energy needs compared with conventional dehumidification.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Another major advantage comes from decoupling the bed from the dining bench and lounge.
—New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
Synchronized Front-End And Back-End Planning One of the semiconductor industry’s greatest challenges is decoupling the long lead times of wafer fabrication (6-8 weeks) from the shorter cycles of back-end packaging (1-2 weeks).
—Umesh Kumar Sharma, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
By decoupling dehumidification from active cooling, the approach reduces energy needs compared with conventional dehumidification.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Another major advantage comes from decoupling the bed from the dining bench and lounge.
—New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
Synchronized Front-End And Back-End Planning One of the semiconductor industry’s greatest challenges is decoupling the long lead times of wafer fabrication (6-8 weeks) from the shorter cycles of back-end packaging (1-2 weeks).
—Umesh Kumar Sharma, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoupling
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Trudeau went through a public split of his own in 2023, separating from estranged wife Sophie Gregoire.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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By separating, the two new entities should trade at multiples closer to their industry peers, and their combined values should be worth more than what DuPont currently trades at, which was around $76 per share on Monday for a market capitalization of about $32 billion.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Now dividing her time between New York and Santiago, she is known for works responding to the Indigenous culture of Chile and to the economic, political, environmental, and gender disparities that arise within societies.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Oct. 2025
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Specifically, Lecornu demands all issues currently dividing the National Assembly into three factions be brought to parliamentary debate.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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While all this is going on, the rest of the gang is splitting up to find Marie and warn her about Annabeth’s nightmare-premonition of her bloodied, motionless body.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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After calling it quits with Reggie Bush — the pair first broke up in 2009 due to busy schedules, then got back together briefly before splitting for good in 2010 — Kim was very single.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some destinations lend themselves particularly well to disconnecting.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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For 48 hours, the Taliban appeared to turn back the clock in Afghanistan with a directive to cut off the internet and phone networks, disconnecting millions of people from the world outside.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Decoupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoupling. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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