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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Men and women congregated separately inside the Grand Mosalla after body searches and metal detector checks.
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Nasser Karimi,
Arkansas Online,
5 July 2026
Bradley Cooper and Ashley Avignone were spotted separately on their way to the event, while Selena Gomez shared a selfie of her from the car.
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Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
Typically, parts of a composite would be separately cured and then glued together.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 July 2026
Men and women congregated separately inside the Grand Mosalla after being checked by metal detectors and body searches.
—
Nasser Karimi,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
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Nasser Karimi,
Arkansas Online,
5 July 2026
Bradley Cooper and Ashley Avignone were spotted separately on their way to the event, while Selena Gomez shared a selfie of her from the car.
—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
Typically, parts of a composite would be separately cured and then glued together.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 July 2026
Men and women congregated separately inside the Grand Mosalla after being checked by metal detectors and body searches.
—
Nasser Karimi,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 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 6 Jul. 2026.
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