This month, Austria’s Greens joined the governing coalition in Vienna, led by the right-wing conservative People’s Party, a coupling that would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
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Coupling
/ˈkʌplɪŋ/
Synonyms for "coupling" (162 found)
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Noun(17 words)
conjugationconnectconnect verbconnectingconnectionconnectorcouplercoupling devicedockingfield interactionfittinginteractinterfacinginterlinkinterlockinterrelationjoin
Verb(1 words)
couple together
Related words (81)
Noun(23 words)
Adjective(1 words)
mechanical interaction
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17 entriesaction verbconnecterconnectionconnectiveconnectorconnexiondeviceinteractionmechanical devicemechanismprocessrelationshipsexsex activitysexual activitysexual practice
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16 entriesCollocations
10 entriescouple ofcouple upcouple withcoupling constantcoupling mechanismdegree of couplingelectrical couplingmechanical couplingstrong couplingtight coupling
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3 entriesDerivations
8 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
It is the first British yard in which every activity of hump marshalling, except for the driving of the hump locomotive and the uncoupling and coupling of wagons, is fully automatic or drastically simplified by modern aids.
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The lack of coupling means that the elements of our system are better isolated from each other and from change. This isolation makes it easier to understand each element of the system.
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The biggest film of March 1992 was “Basic Instinct,” an erotic thriller featuring an established movie star in explicit onscreen couplings with a sexy up-and-comer.
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