as in to separate
to set or force apart
uncoupled the two railroad cars
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Recent Examples of uncouple
The decision, which found the defendants liable for about $1.8 billion in damages, a sum that could grow to more than $5 billion, could ultimately uncouple the listing and buying agents’ commissions, so sellers would no longer be obligated to pay the buyer’s portion.
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Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
The man slid soundlessly to the ground, a round hole in his forehead from which the blood bubbled and ran down into his eyes carrying with it his slowly uncoupling world visible to see.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
In flat-switching, members stationed along tracks to uncouple railcars sometimes didn’t pull out the pins on time.
—Esther Fung, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022
Many in the liberal caucus spent Friday morning pushing to uncouple the weapons ban from the public safety package and hold separate votes.
—Arkansas Online, 30 July 2022
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Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
The man slid soundlessly to the ground, a round hole in his forehead from which the blood bubbled and ran down into his eyes carrying with it his slowly uncoupling world visible to see.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
In flat-switching, members stationed along tracks to uncouple railcars sometimes didn’t pull out the pins on time.
—Esther Fung, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022
Many in the liberal caucus spent Friday morning pushing to uncouple the weapons ban from the public safety package and hold separate votes.
—Arkansas Online, 30 July 2022
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The two later separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2016.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Emotions cooled after that, but season 47 finished strong with the signature moment of Operation: Italy, followed by a stellar penultimate episode in which separating fact from fiction never appeared harder.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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And the House Democratic caucus has been divided over whether to touch the minimum wage and paid sick leave laws.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
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And the Crime Stoppers reward could be divided among dozens of tips that the police say were helpful in the investigation.Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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In Season 2, that vote occurs after each game, and if the majority chooses to quit, the survivors split the pot — everyone gets a little richer and goes home alive.Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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The two teams split in the regular season last year, but Conard beat Glastonbury in the CCC quarterfinals.Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
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The 32-page document includes a toll free number for getting in touch with remote operators, a visual guide for disabling the vehicle’s autonomous mode, and instructions for how to disconnect the high-voltage battery.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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If your toilet stops flushing, take off the tank lid and investigate the parts connected to the handle to see if anything is disconnected or broken.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
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For decades now, the most ardent critics of the weight-loss industry and of its associated doctors have been saying something similar: Healthy behaviors can and should be decoupled from the single-minded goal of making people smaller.Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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But Wednesday’s truce has decoupled the two battlefields.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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Herr had wondered whether the muscles severed in an amputation could be meaningfully connected again.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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In a development that showed both an admission of making the wrong hire and a willingness to quickly pivot, Foster severed ties with Bieniemy on Thursday after their one season together produced across-the-board struggles on offense.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Uncouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouple. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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