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as in different
not the same or shared
we stayed in separate apartments on our vacation
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2
as in single
not physically attached to another unit
the housing development has 200 separate homes, each with its own enclosed yard
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3
as in independent
not being under the rule or control of another
the former Soviet republic is now a separate country
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as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
the husband and wife each have separate interests
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as in to divide
to set or force apart
we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight
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2
as in to part
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the searchers separated in order to cover more ground
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as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
separate the students by reading ability
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as in to isolate
to set or keep apart from others
separated the injured calf from the herd
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as in to differentiate
to understand or point out the difference in
trying to separate science from religion on one specific point
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Recent Examples of separate
Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Biden and Senate Democrats, however, argued that any debate about government spending should be separate from a vote on raising the debt ceiling.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Trump officials have defended the move, saying the minors were not deported, rather the parents have elected to take them along rather than be separated from their children.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 June 2025
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Adjective
The Center for Biological Diversity had filed a separate, similar lawsuit.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Biden and Senate Democrats, however, argued that any debate about government spending should be separate from a vote on raising the debt ceiling.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Verb
While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Trump officials have defended the move, saying the minors were not deported, rather the parents have elected to take them along rather than be separated from their children.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separate
Adjective
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In biology, sometimes many different molecules can do the same job.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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Granted, the level of opponents was different this time around, but still, there is a risk this could be considered a setback.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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The cheeseburgers at Mama’s Snack shack are $5.50 for a single and $8.60 for a double.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The mogul’s various businesses — including Combs Enterprises that was largely funded by Combs’ partnership with liquor giant Diageo — deposited up to $800,000 in a single day into the personal account.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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Eventually the archipelago was divided, with the western islands becoming the independent nation of Samoa and the eastern ones becoming American Samoa, overseen by the Navy.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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However, as explained in the report and supported by analyses from independent investigators (including the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine), the facility was functioning as a hospital at the time, and there was no military target in its vicinity.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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The deceptive advertisement asks for personal information, including your full name, license plate number, and the last five digits of the vehicle registration number.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Medora Lee is a money, markets, and personal finance reporter at USA TODAY.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Model parallelism divides the neural network itself across hardware.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Americans were also divided over what their separation means for the country, according to the survey, which has a margin of error of 2.1 percentage points.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Aina’s long blond hair was curled and parted to the side of her head.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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Bibb wore her bob sleek and parted down the middle.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
5 June 2025
Verb
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One half of respondents say price increases have caused financial hardships for them or their household, with 16% classifying it as serious hardship.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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Geomagnetic storms are classified using a G-scale, which ranks their intensity from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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Crews isolated hotspots and began mop-up operations, while additional resources arrived to relieve initial attack personnel.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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These crises are not isolated—they are deeply interconnected.—
Sahit Muja,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Separate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separate. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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