couple with

verb

coupled with; coupling with; couples with

: to join or combine (something) with (something else)

The exhibit couples poems with paintings.

—usually used as (be) coupled with

An oil spill coupled with strong winds brought disaster.

The team's win, coupled with a loss by their rivals, put them in first place.

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That star quality, coupled with the quality of the products, has helped the brand grow beyond just its famous cofounder. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 Cuba has been pushed to the brink by an oil blockade imposed by the United States in January on top of a decades-old embargo, coupled with the escalating sanctions. — Edith M. Lederer, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Giovanni Staunovo, commodity analyst at UBS, said rising debt levels globally, coupled with sustained weakness in the dollar, underpinned gold's surge last year — and now those concerns are returning. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 The Tiananmen Square crackdown was a pivotal moment in China’s modern history, showing that the market reform that transformed the country into the world’s second-largest economy would not be coupled with political liberalization. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for couple with

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