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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Married workers must file as married filing jointly, rather than separately.
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Annette Nellen, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
The accumulating studies on individual systems suggest that plants and their fungi cannot be understood separately.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Besides the governor, the Cabinet is made up of the state attorney general, the chief financial officer and the agriculture commissioner, all of whom are elected separately.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
While supportive of the broader plan for the city, Mayor Curt Skoog requested that the council break the question of new pools off from the rest, to be discussed and voted on separately.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
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Annette Nellen, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
The accumulating studies on individual systems suggest that plants and their fungi cannot be understood separately.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Besides the governor, the Cabinet is made up of the state attorney general, the chief financial officer and the agriculture commissioner, all of whom are elected separately.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
While supportive of the broader plan for the city, Mayor Curt Skoog requested that the council break the question of new pools off from the rest, to be discussed and voted on separately.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
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 8 Apr. 2026.
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