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.
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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
The Live cohost and longtime spouses — who first married 29 years ago after meeting on the set of All My Children — discussed the potential impact of them breaking up after Ripa introduced a talking point about uncoupling on Thursday morning's show.
—Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 29 May 2025
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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
The Live cohost and longtime spouses — who first married 29 years ago after meeting on the set of All My Children — discussed the potential impact of them breaking up after Ripa introduced a talking point about uncoupling on Thursday morning's show.
—Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncouple
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According to the Mayo Clinic, VSD is when there's a hole in the wall separating the heart’s lower chambers, while ASD is a hole in the heart's upper chambers, increasing the amount of blood that flows through the lungs.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Although there’s a contiguous flow between the indoor and outdoor portions of the club, the areas can also be separated by a seamless glass wall that can be folded back completely into pockets on the side.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Top with 4 scallions, thinly sliced, dividing evenly, and drizzle toasted sesame oil over if desired.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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The rooms The property is divided into two towers that are connected by a sky bridge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Critics have argued the skyway makes the challenge of filling empty storefronts doubly difficult, as second-floor retail effectively splits a dwindling customer and retail base between two levels.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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By Mark O’Connell The conservative media commentator split with the administration over the war in Iran.—
Susan Dominus Dina Litovsky Mark O’Connell Lulu Garcia-Navarro Amy X. Wang Nitsuh Abebe Linda Kinstler Lisa Sanders, M.D. Kwame Anthony Appiah John Hodgman,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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But more than anything, Bolles is authentic in a world that is disconnected by social media and polarized by politics.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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This isolates the engine from the rest of the plane and disconnects the left generator.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Last month, Maine and Oregon passed legislation to decouple from the federal QSBS exemption, meaning that taxpayers will have to pay state income taxes on startup exits.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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The main advantage here is the driver's physical action is decoupled from the wheels, so there's more precise control in the way braking pressure is applied, and the driver gets more consistent feedback.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
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In another case, a witness described discovering the body of a man whose genitals had been severed, lying beside the body of a woman holding them, in what the report described as an apparent effort to degrade and humiliate the victims.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Cuba’s national energy grid suffered a major failure early Thursday that severed power to the island’s eastern provinces, authorities said, as residents in the capital Havana faced ongoing blackouts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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“Uncouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouple. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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