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coupled

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verb

past tense of couple

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coupled
Verb
She was specifically frustrated with Sol claiming Bryce pulled Kayda for a chat four or five times in the villa, despite being coupled up with Trinity. Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 Moreno and Rhea coupled up on their first day in the villa and for that week were one of the show’s most inseparable pairs. Paula Mejía, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 When such plasma is strongly coupled, the dust grains can’t fly past each other instead behave like elastic rubber. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 Keep the model layer, retrieval layer, semantic layer and integration layer loosely coupled wherever possible. Harini Gopalakrishnan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 His alma mater, Stoneman Douglas, was for kids with big-league dreams — kids like Luzardo, Anthony, Coby Mayo and Anthony Rizzo — who coupled those dreams with big-league frames. Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 2026 Caleb coupled up with Jaiden Bacciocco while in Casa, and the two of them returned to the villa together. Tanya Fedak, Variety, 10 July 2026 Single Sagittarians could meet someone witty and unconventional, while those who are coupled discover that old agreements no longer suit them. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 If dark matter is coupled to dark energy, dark matter particles could interact with one another through a new, long-range force that is separate from gravity. Quanta Magazine, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coupled
Adjective
  • For Castellanos, meanwhile, the All-American Game provides a chance to remain connected to baseball while passing along lessons from a 15-year major league career that included two All-Star selections and a World Series appearance.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Leaving is sometimes necessary, but far more often the harder and healthier work is learning how to stay connected to imperfect people without surrendering ourselves, or trying to control them.
    David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Screenshot The company’s capital expenditures were roughly $2 billion combined in 2024 and 2025, with expectations of $725 million this year.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • On the high estimate, Amazon outsells Walmart and Sam's Club combined.
    Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • It's already deeply integrated into the European framework, partly through its membership of the European Economic Area, which gives the volcanic island access to the EU's single market without requiring full membership.
    Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The advanced weapon features AV’s 20kW-class LOCUST LWS integrated on the General Motors Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) platform–a significant advancement in mobile, frontline C-UAS capabilities.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Luckily, most clothes have their own set of washing instructions, conveniently located on the attached care label.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The residence has a total of seven bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and a powder room in 6,200 square feet, including an apartment above the attached two-car garage.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The idea for this dish fused together my love for bacon and one of my fondest memories of eating s’mores while camping with my grandparents as a young boy.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In Cohen's case, his distal femur bone was amputated, and his tibia bone was rotated 180 degrees and fused with what remained of his femur.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The losses linked to the demise of these groups are difficult to quantify, but participants and advocates say the impacts will reverberate across federal agencies for years.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The new couple—who have been linked since they were photographed together at Coachella—dined around the city, showing off their coordinating couple style.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • This has your typical upscale open-concept kitchen (lots of storage space, top-shelf appliances, and marble countertops), and the adjacent dining nook leads out to a private balcony.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Why do two different, mutually adjacent cities have the same name?
    Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Coupled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coupled. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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