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
Congress should enable American consumers by expanding HSA eligibility to all Americans, decoupling HSAs from high-deductible insurance plans, and expanding HSA-eligible expenses to prioritize wellness and longevity through prevention, fitness, health program memberships and screenings.
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Deborah Autor, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
The structural forces at play—China’s supply chain dominance strategy, America’s decoupling push, the rare earths standoff—aren’t the kind of thing that gets resolved in bilateral meetings.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Over the weekend, statements from both sides have started to demystify the outcomes of a meeting that was largely about resetting the tone between the world’s top economies after a fractious year that drove both to the edge of decoupling.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
There, Tokyo champions decoupling and sovereign infrastructure.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
American manufacturers remain deeply dependent on Chinese supply chains despite years of rhetoric about decoupling the two economies.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 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
Deborah Autor, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
The structural forces at play—China’s supply chain dominance strategy, America’s decoupling push, the rare earths standoff—aren’t the kind of thing that gets resolved in bilateral meetings.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Over the weekend, statements from both sides have started to demystify the outcomes of a meeting that was largely about resetting the tone between the world’s top economies after a fractious year that drove both to the edge of decoupling.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
There, Tokyo champions decoupling and sovereign infrastructure.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
American manufacturers remain deeply dependent on Chinese supply chains despite years of rhetoric about decoupling the two economies.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoupling
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But more than that, Haacke was proposing how politics and art might be intertwined, too, by dissolving the institutional wall separating art from the world outside it.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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From overpacking to not separating electronics to not packing your clunky shoes and belts, here are 10 carry-on mistakes, according to the TSA itself.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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This measures the degree by which tuition, donations and investment revenue cover a college’s educational expenses by subtracting its core expenses from its core revenues and dividing the difference by its core revenues.—
Matt Schifrin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Keep everything fair by dividing into new teams for each round.—
Robin Westen,
Parents,
21 May 2026
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The women’s voices rose, gentle and emotive in unison, before splitting into two concordant melodies.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Rounding out the top three is Ronaldo’s longtime rival Lionel Messi, who brought home $140 million the past year, splitting those earnings evenly between on-the-pitch and off-field activities.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
26 May 2026
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If the shortage lasts too long, protective systems begin disconnecting parts of the grid to stop a wider collapse.—
Fangxing Fran Li,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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Gen Alpha is reportedly disconnecting from social media and the internet.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Decoupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoupling. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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