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as in different
not the same or shared
we stayed in separate apartments on our vacation
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as in single
not physically attached to another unit
the housing development has 200 separate homes, each with its own enclosed yard
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as in independent
not being under the rule or control of another
the former Soviet republic is now a separate country
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as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
the husband and wife each have separate interests
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as in to divide
to set or force apart
we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight
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2
as in to part
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the searchers separated in order to cover more ground
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as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
separate the students by reading ability
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as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
separated the injured calf from the herd
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as in to differentiate
to understand or point out the difference in
trying to separate science from religion on one specific point
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Recent Examples of separate
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Harrods, which is home to a permanent Moët & Chandon bar, will host a separate pop-up from March 10 to 30, with a takeover of its facade on Brompton Road from March 17 to 30.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 1 Mar. 2025
Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
After Ruby’s arrest, Kevin, who had been separated from his wife for a year, filed for divorce and began seeking to regain custody of his four children.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The lieutenant governor is not like an attorney general or a comptroller, positions that have wholly separate functions that are to some extent supposed to act as a check on the executive.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Harrods, which is home to a permanent Moët & Chandon bar, will host a separate pop-up from March 10 to 30, with a takeover of its facade on Brompton Road from March 17 to 30.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
To date, the New Shepard program has flown 52 people above the Kármán line, boundary that separates Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
After Ruby’s arrest, Kevin, who had been separated from his wife for a year, filed for divorce and began seeking to regain custody of his four children.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separate
Adjective
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Schenn’s situation, however, is a little different.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Fitzgerald bounced around the diamond last season and saw time at five different positions (not including pitcher), but second base will be his primary responsibility this season.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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One option for the single family homes will start in the high $300,000s and another will start in the low $400,000s.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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Likewise, small business optimism saw its single largest one-month gain ever recorded, a 41-point jump.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Shaw is an independent producer and entrepreneur who founded animation firm BWA Studios, which has produced content and marketing materials for HBO, Netflix, Hulu, Mattel and Sony Music, among others.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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Overall, independent and British games did well in the nominations unveiled by the British Academy.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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Create Content That Showcases Your Expertise: Start writing about your industry on LinkedIn, Medium, or personal blogs.—
Maha Abouelenein,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The film’s production designer also had a deeply personal connection to the story.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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Primary care has long been associated with the image of a busy doctor, divided between patients and the administrative grind.—
Stephen Wunker,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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For decades afterward and until the advent of internet telephony, Druze families divided by the armistice lines who wanted to communicate with one another did so via megaphone in an area that came to be known as Shouting Hill.—
Uriel Heilman,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Her hair was parted to one side in loose waves, displaying her silver teardrop earrings.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Even on past rainy days, locals say, the skies seem to part for the parade itself, and resume after the festivities.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Despite the depth and breadth of his transactions, Sweeney did not classify his work as a teardown.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Using data from nearly 10,000 herbarium specimens, scientists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have brought attention to the conservation status of these plants, revealing that 87 species—almost half of the genus—are now classified as threatened with extinction.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Arctic Ocean, nearly isolated from larger oceans by land bridges, became a vast, shallow, nutrient-rich basin.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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This means the elite of El Salvador likely traded in ritualistic traditions and customs across great distances, contradicting previous beliefs that these communities were isolated, according to Antiquity.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Separate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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