as in to separate
to set or force apart
to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion
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Recent Examples of decouple
Continued decoupling from China will result in the United States’ losing a big buyer for its goods, a deficit that cannot be wholly addressed by trying to spur domestic demand.
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Geoffrey Gertz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2025
This decoupled, nü-Resistance feels far more angry, oppositional, and ideologically chaotic.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
For example, the inside and outside of a black hole are decoupled by a boundary called the event horizon.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
However, projections show that a circular economy model, where waste generation and economic growth are decoupled by adopting waste avoidance, sustainable business practices, and full waste management, could in fact lead to a full net gain of USD 108.5 billion per year.
—Rob Day, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Geoffrey Gertz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2025
This decoupled, nü-Resistance feels far more angry, oppositional, and ideologically chaotic.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
For example, the inside and outside of a black hole are decoupled by a boundary called the event horizon.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
However, projections show that a circular economy model, where waste generation and economic growth are decoupled by adopting waste avoidance, sustainable business practices, and full waste management, could in fact lead to a full net gain of USD 108.5 billion per year.
—Rob Day, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decouple
Verb
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The Pentagon's new policy to separate transgender U.S. service members from the military is facing its first legal test as Judge Reyes considers issuing an order blocking the policy from taking effect.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The incident occurred only about 15 miles south of the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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One Mom Has Had Enough When one Texas mom took to TikTok to share her daughter's heartbreak over being bullied for having a knockoff Stanley cup, the response was divided.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2025
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The garden is divided into several enticing categories, from geographical designations to thematic gardens.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Tar Heels and Blue Devils split their two games this season, with each team winning at home.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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When Trump took office, the board was split almost evenly between Trump appointees from his first term and Joe Biden’s selections during his term.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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The banking system is disconnected from the rest of the world.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
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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.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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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
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Europe, now fervently on the path of severing ties with the USA, could gang up with the above nations plus Japan, China and few more key Arab countries to replace our mighty U.S. dollar as the international reserve currency.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Mar. 2025
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Many companies didn’t hesitate to immediately sever ties with him.—
David Renzer,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Decouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decouple. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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