separately
adverb
sep·a·rate·ly
ˈse-p(ə-)rət-lē 
ˈse-pərt-lē
: in a separate manner or by separate means : not together with someone or something else
She and her husband drove separately to the restaurant.
The software is sold separately from the hardware.
The professor met with each student separately.
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Earlier death tolls given separately by regional authorities and rescuers had put the number of dead at 13.
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Reuters, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
That’s more beneficial than selling the investment and paying taxes on the gain while separately writing a check to charity.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
But getting a debt ceiling increase done separately may not be easy given the reluctance of many Republicans in both chambers to take such a vote.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 25 May 2025
Each dispenser can also be used separately for extra versatility.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
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Reuters, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
That’s more beneficial than selling the investment and paying taxes on the gain while separately writing a check to charity.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
But getting a debt ceiling increase done separately may not be easy given the reluctance of many Republicans in both chambers to take such a vote.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 25 May 2025
Each dispenser can also be used separately for extra versatility.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for separately
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separately. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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