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couple something with something
collocation
to join or combine one thing with another:
Japanese products became the envy of the world, coupling quality with innovative design.
The government has promoted the use of public transport, but has not coupled it with adequate investment in the network.
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coupleverb
He coupled his call for a ceasefire with a blanket condemnation of terrorism.
The policy must be coupled with solid risk controls.
Trillions of dollars have been erased as a result of the decline in the stock market. Couple that with rising debt and the picture looks a little bleak.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Connecting and combining
abut
additive
adjoin
affix something to something
agglomerate
connectedly
connecting
converge
convergence
cor
interweave
isthmic
jointed
junction
kludge
unification
unified
unify
unintegrated
union
couple something with something | American Dictionary
couple something with something
phrasal verb with coupleverb
us/ˈkʌp·əl/
to consider one thing along with or in addition to something else:
The new city tax, coupled with Social Security deductions, will take a huge bite out of everybody’s paycheck.
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