as in divisible
capable of being split into two or more parts or pieces
the outdated belief that the atom is the smallest particle of matter and is not separable
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Recent Examples of separable
Weather and climate aren’t easily separable, though, and never have been.
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Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Whatever investigators ultimately conclude about the D.C. suspect’s motive, the reported timeline in this case features two separable decisions: entry during the Biden-era airlift and an asylum grant in April 2025 under Trump.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
In the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission introduced a mandatory safety standard in 2022 that limits the power of loose or separable magnets in products designed for purposes such as entertainment and stress relief.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite these insights, across political differences, people strive for and continue to demand scientific objectivity: the idea that science should be unbiased, rational and separable from cultural values and beliefs.
—Sara Giordano, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Whatever investigators ultimately conclude about the D.C. suspect’s motive, the reported timeline in this case features two separable decisions: entry during the Biden-era airlift and an asylum grant in April 2025 under Trump.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
In the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission introduced a mandatory safety standard in 2022 that limits the power of loose or separable magnets in products designed for purposes such as entertainment and stress relief.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite these insights, across political differences, people strive for and continue to demand scientific objectivity: the idea that science should be unbiased, rational and separable from cultural values and beliefs.
—Sara Giordano, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separable
Adjective
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Life online appears to be neatly divisible, and indeed divided, into freaks on the one hand and, on the other, reasonable people such as yourself.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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That is why the year 2000 was still a leap year despite being divisible by 100.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Designed to deliver full-body red-light therapy, the fixture has a detachable light ring that emits red and near-infrared wavelengths of 650 and 850nm.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
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If once in a while Petalas requires manual cleaning, its modular components are easily detachable.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Separable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separable. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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