as in individually
not together with someone or something else
The software is sold separately from the hardware. Store the raw meat separately so it doesn't contaminate the other food. The professor met with each student separately.
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Recent Examples of separately
He was released after posting the $40,000 statutory bail ($20,000 separately on the Westminster and Santa Ana cases) before the police department finished its investigation and referred the case to the Orange County district attorney's office's animal abuse prosecutor.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The tee and shorts are sold separately for easy sizing and available in four colors.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
In a case that's drawing significant social media attention, a Georgia college student and her father are being held in the same immigration detention center and facing deportation after they were separately stopped by police for driving without valid licenses.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 May 2025
This avoids the inefficiency of multiple groups negotiating separately for the same items.
—Eric Steele, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The tee and shorts are sold separately for easy sizing and available in four colors.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
In a case that's drawing significant social media attention, a Georgia college student and her father are being held in the same immigration detention center and facing deportation after they were separately stopped by police for driving without valid licenses.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 May 2025
This avoids the inefficiency of multiple groups negotiating separately for the same items.
—Eric Steele, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for separately
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separately. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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