uncouple

verb

ˌən-ˈkə-pəl How to pronounce uncouple (audio)
Definition of uncouplenext
as in to separate
to set or force apart uncoupled the two railroad cars

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Recent Examples of uncouple As things stand, Senate GOP leadership doesn’t plan to uncouple the DHS bill from the other five government funding bills, which have wide support. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026 Nigo has mostly favored coed shows during the men’s calendar in Paris since 2022, but had recently uncoupled them to give womenswear a bigger spotlight. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025 In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025 To enable the correction independently of the switching cycles of the movement, a clutch uncouples the hour ring from the jumping numerals mechanism with every actuation of the pusher. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncouple
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncouple
  1. separate
  2. divide
  3. split
  4. disconnect
  5. decouple
  6. sever
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  • Japan’s government separated the two traditions of Shinto and Buddhism in 1868 during the Meiji era, effectively bringing Shinto shrines under state control and placing the emperor at the center of the new order.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Definition of separate
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  • Instead, the county approved a four-site plan that excludes Midland while also eliminating Sunday voting — another issue that had divided the board during lengthy negotiations.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Nolan divides the sacking of Troy into two lengthy sequences, both shot under cover of darkness but edited (by Jennifer Lame) with a magisterial clarity.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of divide
Verb
  • Price discovery for a single company would end up quietly split across several incompatible venues.
    — Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • However, People reported the former couple will split their assets, including homes, cars, an aircraft and any intellectual property.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • Trust becomes difficult when AI systems are disconnected from the operational realities they're expected to influence.
    — Dave Link, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Rather than accelerating execution, this growing network of stakeholders and disconnected AI tools is increasing operational complexity and extending delivery timelines.
    — Jamie Garverick, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of disconnect
Verb
  • Valuations seem to have decoupled from fundamentals in many cases.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The key innovation is that these components can be decoupled from one another.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 June 2026
Definition of decouple
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  • In late June, Elsadig was sitting at a water truck station when a drone strike hit the area, severing his left leg.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • On May 2, 2024, in the midst of worsening conditions in Gaza, Petro severed diplomatic relations with Israel and stopped lucrative exports of coal to Israel, as well as all weapons deals.
    — Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
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“Uncouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouple. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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