as in to separate
to set or force apart
uncoupled the two railroad cars
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Recent Examples of uncouple
While uncoupling from the RSN gave the Rangers control of their media destiny, the split from the parent company formerly known as Diamond Sports Group does not come without a cost.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This season’s expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 and Ohio State’s place in the Big Ten, one of the sport’s two most powerful conferences, have afforded more leeway for losses and uncoupled the stakes of beating Michigan from the larger pursuit of a national title.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The deal would uncouple reliable growth assets, such as the Peacock streaming service and NBCU’s sports properties, from the eroding economics of cable.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
The luxury house has experimented with different formats over the past few years, opting for the coed format in 2017 under former creative director Alessandro Michele and then reverting to separate showcases, uncoupling men’s and women’s collections, starting with the former in January 2023.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This season’s expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 and Ohio State’s place in the Big Ten, one of the sport’s two most powerful conferences, have afforded more leeway for losses and uncoupled the stakes of beating Michigan from the larger pursuit of a national title.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The deal would uncouple reliable growth assets, such as the Peacock streaming service and NBCU’s sports properties, from the eroding economics of cable.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
The luxury house has experimented with different formats over the past few years, opting for the coed format in 2017 under former creative director Alessandro Michele and then reverting to separate showcases, uncoupling men’s and women’s collections, starting with the former in January 2023.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncouple
Verb
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With more devices brought into Michigan classrooms in recent years, educators have found ways to separate students from their phones during class time.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Formed from a $46 billion merger, the food company is expected to separate in the second half of 2026.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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But if your peonies are flowering less over time or nearby plants are encroaching on their growing space, dividing them in fall is one simple solution.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
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Every Democrat in the chamber supported the legislation while Republicans were evenly divided.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Others view it as a brazen attempt to split up Kansas City’s minority voters.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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That resulted in a hung parliament split between the National Rally, the left-wing New Popular Front, and Macron’s Renaissance bloc.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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By decoupling dehumidification from active cooling, the approach reduces energy needs compared with conventional dehumidification.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Engineering can decouple product code and pricing logic.—
Chris Kent,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Cali thought the connection had been severed.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Overreliance on technology threatens to sever the pipeline that develops future experts, leaving critical gaps in both skills and perspective.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Uncouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouple. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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