as in to separate
to set or force apart
uncoupled the two railroad cars
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Recent Examples of uncouple
Cruise ends up, in effect, uncoupling himself from the role and the performance he’s created.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 May 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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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 May 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
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These are the cases that break models in deployment—and the cases that separate an adequate system from a production-ready one.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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With parishioners running to hide or get out of the building, Carter and Max were pushed up against a glass window separating the chapel from the foyer, which led to an exit.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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See how commonwealth compares to other states The classic Halloween symbol is also great at dividing the masses.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Taiwan’s tender architecture is divided into two parts for 2026 and 2027.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Cleveland was mostly splitting its DH at-bats between Manzardo and David Fry … whose September pop came on an accidental Tarik Skubal fastball to his nose.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The acquisition announcement comes as MSNBC prepares to split from NBC as part of parent company Comcast’s move to spin off its cable properties into a separate company, to be called Versant.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Overall, the study shows how age and age-related disease can become decoupled.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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This bipartisan understanding has shaped the United States’ China policy, which now focuses on warfighting, military deterrence, and decoupling.—
David C. Kang,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Sep. 2025
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In introducing the new youth program, the church severed ties with the Boy Scouts of America after nearly a century, according to the Associated Press.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Then make a 45-degree cut from the bed towards the first cut to form a trench that severs the root system of the nearby grass.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Uncouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouple. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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