as in to separate
to set or force apart
uncoupled the two railroad cars
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Recent Examples of uncouple
In flat-switching, members stationed along tracks to uncouple railcars sometimes didn’t pull out the pins on time.
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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
Getting rid of it also distances us from polygamous groups from whom Latter-day Saint leaders have long tried to consciously uncouple.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2022
This approach works to uncouple fear from the hurt.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 27 June 2022
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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
Getting rid of it also distances us from polygamous groups from whom Latter-day Saint leaders have long tried to consciously uncouple.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2022
This approach works to uncouple fear from the hurt.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 27 June 2022
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Gong then drove each victim’s Tesla to separate desert areas and burned them, the DA’s office said.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In District 1, John Park and Melinda Liu have pulled away from three other candidates in the race, but the two of them were separated by just 57 votes out of more than 14,900 votes tallied as of Friday night.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 8 Nov. 2024
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For about a decade residents and city leaders were divided over how to redevelop the area, with some in support of maximizing the number of housing and office spaces and others resistant to adopting such large projects.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But as the audience becomes more fragmented and divided along political and demographic lines, this trend is not going away.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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After months spent working on an effort to revitalize Saratoga’s commercial scene, the Saratoga City Council was split in its decision to advance a pilot outdoor dining program for a fine dining restaurant in the city’s downtown.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The organ is split into six different segments, and sections of thickened tissue are said to correlate to spells of colder weather.Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Some folks feel the need to fully disconnect from the digital world to understand this boundary.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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To find time to disconnect, clear your mind and focus your thoughts.Nazar Gulyk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But in 1971, President Nixon decoupled the dollar from gold, which effectively ended the Bretton Woods system.Lisa Loud, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Musk stands to lose quite a bit from decoupling, as well as any increase in U.S.-China tensions, said Jia Qingguo, the former dean of the school of international studies at Peking University.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Police say Carmona-Garcia died from blood loss after his leg was completely severed in the crash.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The pot shattered, severing tissue and nerves in Treinen’s thumb.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Uncouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouple. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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