couple
noun
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
are coupling
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present progressiveof couple.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Protracted court battles around the country over everything from pets to property show how laws haven’t kept up with the changing ways people are coupling up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Most nursing homes are coupling the flu vaccine with either the covid vaccine or the RSV vaccine, but not attempting to give all three simultaneously.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2023
Increasingly, we are coupling these networks to create an even more complex system.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 16, 2021
The few companies still landing funding for thin-film solar, the dominant alternative on the market, are coupling those investments with deep cost cuts.
From Inc ● Jan. 18, 2013
People are coupling your name with that of Captain Tyrrell, and with good reason.
From The Late Miss Hollingford by Rosa Mulholland
