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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Inflation expectations can’t be separated from political views.Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Thanksgiving is, as the name implies, about gratitude—a defining ideal of both the specific American tradition and the broader Judeo-Christian civilizational inheritance from which our nation cannot be separated.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Lacking a tie-breaking vote could delay action at the FTC, such as when the commission was divided over 7-Eleven’s $21 billion purchase of Speedway stores in 2021.William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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For months leading up to the 2024 election, polling demonstrated that Americans were sharply divided on the United States’ responsibility to support Ukraine.Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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The adaptation of García Márquez’s classic novel will be split across two eight-episode seasons and the new video reveals more about the series, one of the biggest ever out of Latin America.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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The phone number for the business was disconnected when called on Friday.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Note that a small cable connects the two pieces, so don't rip the cover free without disconnecting the pins.PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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Stripe is making a big push to rapidly expand its product suite and support for third-party processors, an effort that could decouple its broader product offering from its core payment processing business.Ryan Lawler, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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The changes, which will decouple the commissions for sellers’ and buyers’ agents, are the result of a $418 million settlement that the National Association of Realtors reached earlier this year, following a class-action suit brought by home sellers.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2024
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Several other defendants charged in the case, including rapper Gunna, took plea deals or had their cases severed from the trial.Nick Valencia, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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And for young Black voters, Silver said, the civil rights era is a distant memory, which can sever historical ties to the Democratic Party.Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Uncouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouple. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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