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
In the 1970s, once President Richard Nixon ended Bretton Woods by decoupling the dollar from gold, that privilege was revived in oil and debt, requiring every country on Earth to accumulate dollars simply to buy oil, and then reinvest those dollars back into American debt.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The company expects to continue decoupling revenue growth from emissions, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint even as sales expand.
—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
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The company expects to continue decoupling revenue growth from emissions, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint even as sales expand.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoupling
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Removing barriers The new facility seeks to provide more dignity for clients and remove barriers that keep victims from separating themselves from harmful environments, Mortensen said.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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A lot of people have a hard time separating the actor from the character.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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Ebus added that interest in Venezuela is already dividing potential investors, with smaller risk-taking firms eager to enter while major companies remain cautious.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Much of the play is dedicated to Asaf trying to figure out this conflict between his progressive views and his faith and sense of history, and also to airing the arguments about Israel that were dividing the left in the George Floyd era and continue to do so in 2026.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Cities were ranked by the relative different of the cost of renting a one-pedroom apartment and splitting rental costs for a two-bedroom unit equally with a roommate.—
Julia Hawkins,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2026
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Families like the ones served by Knightsbridge may be operating at a different scale, but the underlying pattern—uprooting a household, splitting a family across time zones, reorganizing daily life around one child’s athletic trajectory—is hardly confined to the ultra-wealthy.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
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Features like front and rear locking differentials and a disconnecting front stabilizer bar help the truck crawl over obstacles that would challenge most pickups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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There are several natural gas marketers in the state, but the commission said Atlanta Gas Light is still responsible for the pipelines and connecting and disconnecting service.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Decoupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoupling. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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