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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
Verb
  • Brad Pitt was separated from girlfriend Ines De Ramon during Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Ravel’s patent application describes cleaning and shredding incoming textiles, removing metal and other nontextile components and separating waste into broad material categories before purification.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of separate
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  • Leftover produce, meat and pantry items were divided into items that could be used next week and what could go home with staff.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But Californians are narrowly divided on the wealth tax, and passage could come down to the wire when voters cast ballots in November.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of divide
Verb
  • The college sports bill is splitting Senate Democrats; many aren’t backing it because it is not seen as labor-friendly, and labor groups like the AFL-CIO oppose it.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The potential was evident in the opening minutes, when Barkov found Brady Tkachuk in stride after splitting the Hurricanes defense.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of split
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  • Raimer Rodriguez, a 36-year-old Cuban immigrant, said he was beaten after detainees protested phones being disconnected on April 2.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • After learning that passengers had self-evacuated, Metro-North Railroad disconnected the third rail and suspended train service to the Lower Level of Grand Central, the MTA said in its release.
    — Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of disconnect
Verb
  • Engineers must decouple search-data integration from my formatting engine so that retrieving web information does not automatically trigger a mandatory text truncation.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In addition, most states have decoupled the ability of pharmacists to administer the shots from federal guidelines and are instead often relying on the recommendations of medical groups, such as those releasing guidance now.
    — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of decouple
Verb
  • In 2017, a dozen Muslim-majority countries severed ties with the emirate, accusing it of sponsoring terror and fomenting chaos around the world.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The controversial procedure, which involved severing nerve pathways in the brain’s frontal lobes to treat severe mental illnesses, had been developed by Portuguese neurologist Antonio Egas Moniz in 1935.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of sever

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“Uncouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouple. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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