decouple
verb
de·cou·ple
(ˌ)dē-ˈkə-pəl 
decoupled; decoupling; decouples
: to eliminate the interrelationship of : separate
Examples of decouple in a Sentence
to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion
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This has pushed Europe to continue decoupling from Gazprom.
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But Beijing and Washington continued their decoupling efforts.
—Brendan Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2025
That means acquiring should be a standalone service, tokenization should be decoupled from transaction processing, fraud prevention should operate as an externalized system and pricing should be managed by a flexible API.
—Eugenio Orozco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump’s tariff moves and second-term picks for top trade and commerce roles, like Peter Navarro and Jamieson Greer — who played key roles in the trade war against China during the president’s first term — suggest that Trump’s commitment to further decoupling from China remains strong.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But Beijing and Washington continued their decoupling efforts.
—Brendan Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2025
That means acquiring should be a standalone service, tokenization should be decoupled from transaction processing, fraud prevention should operate as an externalized system and pricing should be managed by a flexible API.
—Eugenio Orozco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Trump’s tariff moves and second-term picks for top trade and commerce roles, like Peter Navarro and Jamieson Greer — who played key roles in the trade war against China during the president’s first term — suggest that Trump’s commitment to further decoupling from China remains strong.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Decouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decouple. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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