separate out
phrasal verb
separated out; separating out; separates out
: to remove (someone or something) from a group
Before you put out the trash, you have to separate out the bottles and cans.
Most schools separate out children with learning problems.
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Trump struck a deal with Democratic senators to separate out funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a broader package after public outrage over two shooting deaths during protests in Minneapolis against the immigration crackdown there.
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Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Trump struck a deal with senators to separate out funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a broader package after public outrage over two shooting deaths during protests in Minneapolis against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
For example, rather than practicing an entire song on the piano over and over, separate out the hardest part.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 31 Jan. 2026
Those with a good nose will be able to separate out the perfume’s layers of vanilla, palo santo, praline, and juniper berry.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Trump struck a deal with senators to separate out funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a broader package after public outrage over two shooting deaths during protests in Minneapolis against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
For example, rather than practicing an entire song on the piano over and over, separate out the hardest part.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 31 Jan. 2026
Those with a good nose will be able to separate out the perfume’s layers of vanilla, palo santo, praline, and juniper berry.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for separate out
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“Separate out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separate%20out. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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