decoupled

verb

past tense of decouple
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 To rebalance things, Earth's crust and mantle must become decoupled from our planet's core, which stays aligned with the rotational axis. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Tilting the system partially decoupled heat transfer from charge transfer. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026 The problem is the transition costs, which are unavoidable and cannot be decoupled from efforts to avoid the future warming that awaits us. — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 In addition, most states have decoupled the ability of pharmacists to administer the shots from federal guidelines and are instead often relying on the recommendations of medical groups, such as those releasing guidance now. — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 To date, almost all states have maintained their previous mandates or otherwise decoupled their policies from the federal recommendations. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 What gets lost in the chip-count debate is that training and inference are decoupled. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The main advantage here is the driver's physical action is decoupled from the wheels, so there's more precise control in the way braking pressure is applied, and the driver gets more consistent feedback. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 May 2026 In the last 40 years, tuition has more than tripled, far outpacing inflation and completely decoupled from student outcomes. — Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoupled
  1. divided
  2. separated
  3. disconnected
  4. split
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  • However, the available demonstration does not specify the training setup, how responsibilities the divided between the learning methods, or the precise control architecture used during execution.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.
    — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of divided
Verb
  • Beckman portrayed the first lady's work on the ceasefire as an extension of her efforts to help reunite Russian and Ukrainian children with their families after they were separated by Russia's war against Ukraine.
    — BEN FINLEY, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Her parents had recently separated, and her mother, Alta Apantenco, was working as a waitress to support herself and her young daughter.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of separated
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  • The rear subframe can be disconnected, allowing the engine and fuel tank to slide out together as a single unit.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The phone call did not reveal a location because it was disconnected almost immediately, the sheriff's office said.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • The students will have to avoid allowing political divisions that might split their movement.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Early hands-on reviews broadly agree that the FP2 leans toward filmmakers, even though Sigma pitches it as an even split between stills and video.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of split

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“Decoupled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoupled. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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