- present participle of couple.
coupling
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People pay a premium for iPhones because they perceive value in the tight coupling of hardware, software and apps inside Apple’s ecosystem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Asmodeus” is a bewildering incantation about the coupling of poetry and squalor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Until this series, the opening coupling had always seen the men choose first.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The MIT design lowered that coupling to about 1 percent while still generating one clean and precise beam.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Then he uncoupled them and fastened the hose to the coupling pipe and fitted the other end of the hose to the gasbottle and carried it out to the saloon.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
“Apples float, and as the girls’ potential sweethearts ducked to catch the fruit with their teeth, future couplings were determined — or foretold.”
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
Once the animals are brought together, their couplings will alert conservancy staff that the timing is right for reproductive success.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 24, 2024
Each new school also got an emergency generator and exterior couplings to receive clean water from tankers.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
Typically, stronger couplings between qubits can lead to more of this persistent background noise, known as static ZZ interactions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2023
Over the clatter and banging of the wheels and couplings we cheered and they yelled back, both sides taken by surprise.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
