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
The company expects to continue decoupling revenue growth from emissions, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint even as sales expand.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
The United States had more luck decoupling from China, with American imports of Chinese goods plummeting by nearly 32 percent to $202 billion in 2025.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Now, decoupling supply chains are driving manufacturing growth in the West once more, electric vehicles and home heat pumps need to be plugged in, and the makers of AI’s large language models have ever-increasing power needs.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
More and more, state lawmakers are decoupling vaccine rules from the federal recommendations, with about half of states going their own way, Kates said.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
But decoupling from the United States would not be easy, fast or cheap.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Many legislatures are likely to pick and choose, keeping politically popular provisions like tax breaks for tips, while decoupling from business provisions like full bonus depreciation.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
By decoupling measurement from synchronization, MASI opens a new domain where software, not glass, defines what optical systems can see, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
Rather than decoupling from the United States, whose power and influence remain significant, these countries can reduce risk and improve their resilience by developing closer relations with a variety of partners and speeding up efforts to build their own economic and security capabilities.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
The United States had more luck decoupling from China, with American imports of Chinese goods plummeting by nearly 32 percent to $202 billion in 2025.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Now, decoupling supply chains are driving manufacturing growth in the West once more, electric vehicles and home heat pumps need to be plugged in, and the makers of AI’s large language models have ever-increasing power needs.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
More and more, state lawmakers are decoupling vaccine rules from the federal recommendations, with about half of states going their own way, Kates said.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 29 Jan. 2026
But decoupling from the United States would not be easy, fast or cheap.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Many legislatures are likely to pick and choose, keeping politically popular provisions like tax breaks for tips, while decoupling from business provisions like full bonus depreciation.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
By decoupling measurement from synchronization, MASI opens a new domain where software, not glass, defines what optical systems can see, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
Rather than decoupling from the United States, whose power and influence remain significant, these countries can reduce risk and improve their resilience by developing closer relations with a variety of partners and speeding up efforts to build their own economic and security capabilities.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoupling
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The line separating the two is blurry, as both star types experience winds and ejecta before dying.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Mar. 2026
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While Trump officials say the current deportation surge is succeeding in rooting out dangerous criminals, immigrant advocates have decried the crackdown for separating families and sending people back to countries where their lives may be in danger.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The median offers a more accurate view of what's happening in a market than the average sales price, which would mean taking the sum of all sales prices then dividing by the number of homes sold.—
USA TODAY Network,
Florida Times-Union,
7 Mar. 2026
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In this one, the death of a young woman ends up dividing its citizens, stoking rumors and accusations.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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The move comes after nearly every Democratic candidate refused party leaders’ call last week to withdraw from the race to avoid splitting the vote in the June primary — an outcome that could lead to a Republican being elected to statewide office for the first time in two decades.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Now the district is splitting those roles and searching for a new head coach as Celina moves up from 4A to 5A this fall.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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House Bill 1002 offers multiple solutions, including automatically placing residential ratepayers on budget billing and prohibiting utilities from disconnecting low-income customers’ services during periods with extreme heat warnings.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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How To Prevent Freeze Damage Besides disconnecting a water hose from an outdoor spigot and storing it somewhere indoors, a protective cover for your spigot and draining extra water are also recommended.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Decoupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoupling. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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