1
as in junctions
a place where two or more things are united
the coupling between two train cars
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2
as in mergers
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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Recent Examples of couplings
Islanders couple up while looking to survive re-couplings and avoid being dumped from the villa.
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Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The output is ideally the ground state, the configuration of spins that minimizes the energy given that set of couplings.
—Jeremy Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2016
Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The output is ideally the ground state, the configuration of spins that minimizes the energy given that set of couplings.
—Jeremy Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couplings
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Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Four rotors, mounted at wing junctions, provide lift for vertical flight and stability during transition.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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Most of what investment banking professionals do, such as structuring company sales, mergers, acquisitions or equity/debt raises, mainly applies to business owners preparing for an exit or a significant expansion.—
Frank Williamson,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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At which point, the FCC must be notified to threaten the acquisition prospects for billion dollar mergers of network affiliates.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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Mendez warned traffic in and around Glendale will be impacted and that some intersections will be closed as police work to direct attendees to parking lots.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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They were replaced by all-way stops at the resurfaced intersections.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Before that, were there additional unifications that occurred?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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At the University of Chicago (#13), almost all of the arts and humanities departments and some social science departments are pausing new PhD program admissions for 2026-2027, as the school studies consolidations and cost-savings.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Several other key markets, including Spain, Poland, Belgium, and Austria, also recorded consolidations of varying degrees in both volume and value.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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The match was competitive throughout, with both stars exchanging pin combinations early.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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They’re done in bold color combinations such as chocolate brown and black, and contrasting shades of yellow.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Couplings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couplings. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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