1
as in divided
to set or force apart
we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight
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2
as in parted
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the searchers separated in order to cover more ground
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3
as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
separate the students by reading ability
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4
as in isolated
to set or keep apart from others
separated the injured calf from the herd
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as in differentiated
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 separated
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Channing Tatum has undergone surgery for a separated shoulder.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Next, the separated gold is poured into 28-pound bricks, each worth roughly $800,000, and flown to Switzerland’s Metalor refinery.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2026
Yet in Game 1, Stecher suffered a separated shoulder.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Any interaction, including dialogues and reunions of separated families, between the two Koreas have been suspended in recent years.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The call on Thursday evening gave Qnity management an opportunity to provide additional insight into the results and offer their own outlook for the separated company, which on Monday began normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange and joined the S & P 500.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
Opponents have said the new 10-foot-wide vehicle lanes are too narrow for fire trucks to navigate; the back-in parking is far too difficult for high school students to use; and the separated bike lanes are hazardous and unnecessary.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Loops are smaller structures within them that do the finer-scale work of bringing separated parts of the sequence together.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
The living and sleeping areas can be separated by a curtain, giving the feeling of a two-bedroom suite.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
The company’s sales had slumped for years, and a breakup would have separated its growing condiment lines from struggling grocery brands like Kraft Singles and Lunchables.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The final 35-mile stretch of track from Cocoa to Orlando runs along State Road 528 and is separated from roads, cars and people.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
This trio quickly separated themselves from the field, with Svahn slowly increasing her lead over Sunding on the final decisive hill, and able to coast through the final metres to win by two seconds.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
It is expected to connect Azerbaijan and its autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, which are separated by a 20-mile-wide patch of Armenian territory.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Three Swiss pairs all follow closely behind, with the top four separated by less than half a second.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
So hopefully the next games after this one will be separated again, but, in 2026, we will still be combined.
—Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Finally, Rotterdam’s Youth Jury Award went to Ah Girl by Ang Geck Geck Priscilla, about a young girl caught in a war between her separated parents.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Channing Tatum has undergone surgery for a separated shoulder.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Next, the separated gold is poured into 28-pound bricks, each worth roughly $800,000, and flown to Switzerland’s Metalor refinery.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2026
Yet in Game 1, Stecher suffered a separated shoulder.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Any interaction, including dialogues and reunions of separated families, between the two Koreas have been suspended in recent years.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The call on Thursday evening gave Qnity management an opportunity to provide additional insight into the results and offer their own outlook for the separated company, which on Monday began normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange and joined the S & P 500.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
Opponents have said the new 10-foot-wide vehicle lanes are too narrow for fire trucks to navigate; the back-in parking is far too difficult for high school students to use; and the separated bike lanes are hazardous and unnecessary.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Loops are smaller structures within them that do the finer-scale work of bringing separated parts of the sequence together.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Officials said the project could benefit the salamander by reconnecting habitat areas that have been separated by erosion.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
The living and sleeping areas can be separated by a curtain, giving the feeling of a two-bedroom suite.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
The company’s sales had slumped for years, and a breakup would have separated its growing condiment lines from struggling grocery brands like Kraft Singles and Lunchables.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The final 35-mile stretch of track from Cocoa to Orlando runs along State Road 528 and is separated from roads, cars and people.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
This trio quickly separated themselves from the field, with Svahn slowly increasing her lead over Sunding on the final decisive hill, and able to coast through the final metres to win by two seconds.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
It is expected to connect Azerbaijan and its autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, which are separated by a 20-mile-wide patch of Armenian territory.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Three Swiss pairs all follow closely behind, with the top four separated by less than half a second.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
So hopefully the next games after this one will be separated again, but, in 2026, we will still be combined.
—Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separated
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Ning On was thirty-five and divorced.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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Some were married, some single, some divorced, some widowed.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The ceremonies, too, were split geographically, with Olympic cauldrons in both cities, with the athletes’ parade further shared with Livigno and Predazzo, national delegations divided according to where their events would be held.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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When looking at Mound, Richardson, Lanana, for example, a viewer can focus on how it is divided into three equal parts from left to right, or on its alternating light-and-dark grid of diamonds, or on the smallest, 9-by-9 grid of stitched squares.—
Benjamin Lima
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The bride wore a clean low chignon with her hair clearly parted at the middle of her crown and pulled tightly back.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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Instead of her signature long blonde hair and full set of blunt bangs, Swift rocked a dark brunette lob with messy waves and swooping curtain bangs parted in the middle.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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An equal number of the baby foods in the study were classified as ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), signed by the two countries last week, includes a provision confirming that used clothing and textiles classified under HS 6309 qualify for preferential treatment under the Central America–Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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The extractor isolated lithium from competing sodium ions with a 370,000-fold efficiency.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Atreus grew up in a remote forest cabin, isolated from the rest of the world and raised almost entirely by his mother Faye.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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These are placed in P6 cell culture dishes and differentiated by an orbital shaker.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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This stock has differentiated itself from the rest of the cybersecurity cohort, including Club holding Palo Alto Networks.—
Paulina Likos,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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Instead of one big weekly grocery trip, shoppers are splitting their carts between a warehouse club and a traditional supermarket.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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Michigan State starting on Valentine’s Day, the Bruins wrapped up their three-game homestand on a positive note after splitting the first two, a one-point, double-overtime loss to Indiana followed by a 22-point blowout of Rutgers in which five players scored in double digits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The addition of Pavlich’s opinion show diverged from the channel’s initial brand as a non-biased news outlet.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2026
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Bonobos are humanity’s closest living genetic relative, so Krupenye and his study co-authors suggest that the ability to pretend and imagine was likely present 6 million to 9 million years ago, when the two species diverged in evolutionary history.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Separated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separated. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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