as in divided
to set or force apart
to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion
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Recent Examples of decoupled
Officials gave varying numbers as the incident unfolded, but Roache said early Friday that a total of 13 cars decoupled during the derailment and 10 came off tracks.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
Bryan also said that the position of executive athletic director and head football coach will be decoupled; Dodge served as executive athletic director in addition to being head football coach.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
Traditionally, carbon pollution has risen alongside economic growth, but efforts to boost cleaner energy in recent years decoupled the two, so emissions have been dropping as gross domestic product rose.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
This approach, inspired by both modern engineering and the traditions of the Vallée de Joux, allows mechanical constraints to be decoupled, improving long-term reliability.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
For two decades now, almost everything people see online has been potentially incorrect, untrustworthy, or otherwise decoupled from reality.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
Off of the showroom floor is the color and materials room, another component that was decoupled from the past showroom making teams and leaders stop their reveal for five minutes to then walk to a separate color and materials display room.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Overall, the study shows how age and age-related disease can become decoupled.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
What matters is how much of your value can be decoupled—and whether your clients still believe the output has strategic meaning when the human is removed.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
Bryan also said that the position of executive athletic director and head football coach will be decoupled; Dodge served as executive athletic director in addition to being head football coach.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
Traditionally, carbon pollution has risen alongside economic growth, but efforts to boost cleaner energy in recent years decoupled the two, so emissions have been dropping as gross domestic product rose.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
This approach, inspired by both modern engineering and the traditions of the Vallée de Joux, allows mechanical constraints to be decoupled, improving long-term reliability.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
For two decades now, almost everything people see online has been potentially incorrect, untrustworthy, or otherwise decoupled from reality.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
Off of the showroom floor is the color and materials room, another component that was decoupled from the past showroom making teams and leaders stop their reveal for five minutes to then walk to a separate color and materials display room.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Overall, the study shows how age and age-related disease can become decoupled.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
What matters is how much of your value can be decoupled—and whether your clients still believe the output has strategic meaning when the human is removed.
—London Business School, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoupled
Verb
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The ceremonies, too, were split geographically, with Olympic cauldrons in both cities, with the athletes’ parade further shared with Livigno and Predazzo, national delegations divided according to where their events would be held.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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When looking at Mound, Richardson, Lanana, for example, a viewer can focus on how it is divided into three equal parts from left to right, or on its alternating light-and-dark grid of diamonds, or on the smallest, 9-by-9 grid of stitched squares.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Officials said the project could benefit the salamander by reconnecting habitat areas that have been separated by erosion.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The living and sleeping areas can be separated by a curtain, giving the feeling of a two-bedroom suite.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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When the two diverge, journalism appears disconnected from reality as people experienced it.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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DNA tests showed blood on Guthrie’s front porch was a match to her and her doorbell camera was disconnected in the early hours of Sunday morning, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said.—
TY ONEIL,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Instead of one big weekly grocery trip, shoppers are splitting their carts between a warehouse club and a traditional supermarket.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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Michigan State starting on Valentine’s Day, the Bruins wrapped up their three-game homestand on a positive note after splitting the first two, a one-point, double-overtime loss to Indiana followed by a 22-point blowout of Rutgers in which five players scored in double digits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Decoupled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoupled. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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