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as in junction
a place where two or more things are united
the coupling between two train cars
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as in unification
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
credited with the coupling of several existing ideas into a single thesis
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as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
the zoo announced that the giant pandas' most recent coupling was successful and that a cub was expected in March
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as in combining
to come together to form a single unit
at Pittsburgh, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers couple to form the Ohio
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as in connecting
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
if you couple the two extension cords, the connection should be long enough to reach the next room
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Recent Examples of coupling
Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
Remove and Replace Damaged Couplings While the gasket can cause the hose to leak at the coupling, this isn't the only problem that can affect the connectors for the hose.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2024
Another possibility is that the new fields are at just slightly higher energies or smaller couplings, out of reach of our experiment but accessible to the next generation of eEDM measurements.
—Luke Caldwell, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Dating rumors about the two quickly spread, but their coupling wasn’t confirmed until later that year when they were photographed walking and holding hands in Joshua Tree, Calif.
Simultaneously, both Jackson and Nyong’o were going through public breakups.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Naomi Watts has no problem with her best friend and her ex coupling up onscreen.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
Remove and Replace Damaged Couplings While the gasket can cause the hose to leak at the coupling, this isn't the only problem that can affect the connectors for the hose.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2024
Another possibility is that the new fields are at just slightly higher energies or smaller couplings, out of reach of our experiment but accessible to the next generation of eEDM measurements.
—Luke Caldwell, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Dating rumors about the two quickly spread, but their coupling wasn’t confirmed until later that year when they were photographed walking and holding hands in Joshua Tree, Calif.
Simultaneously, both Jackson and Nyong’o were going through public breakups.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coupling
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Doctors found a 3-cm. mass at the junction of his stomach and his esophagus.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Times of Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly criticized the Biden administration’s judgment and policies at major junctions in Israel’s ongoing war against Iran and its proxies.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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China’s gray-zone campaign, intended to help achieve unification, is instead pushing Taiwan further away.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Norman and Ennis were working on a unification fight, but things fell apart.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The red and blue dots never mix because there’s such a distinct separation between sexes.Keaton Bell, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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In 2022, there was a 5.4-year life expectancy gap between U.S. sexes, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
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The explosions took place around the Plaza of the Three Powers, an iconic square in Brasilia connecting the principal buildings of Brazil’s three branches of federal government.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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If there’s no connecting flight to your destination on the day itself, Korean Air includes a free night’s stay at the five-star Grand Hyatt Incheon.MaryLou Costa, contributor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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As the technological landscape continues to evolve, the most groundbreaking advances may well emerge from the intersection of these complementary yet different approaches to technological progress.Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Several people were taken to area hospitals Tuesday night after an SUV collided with a Chicago Fire Department ambulance at an intersection in the McKinley Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Ascent Solar continues to focus on integrating its photovoltaic products into high-value markets such as aerospace and agrivoltaics, aiming to leverage its proprietary solar technology.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Unusual Machines continues to focus on integrating its recent acquisitions and expanding its presence in the commercial drone industry.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Barratt Redrow Morgan Stanley pointed to the recent approval of the merger between Barrat and Redrow, both among the largest house builders in the U.K., as a positive catalyst that should send the stock higher.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
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An acquisition or merger would make the production conglomerate one of the biggest in Europe.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
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Such moments of triumph did not herald an era of consolidation, but a dissolution and disintegration to come.Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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For media executives, the hope comes in the promise of industry consolidation.Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Coupling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coupling. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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