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as in dividing
to set or force apart
we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight
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2
as in parting
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 classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
separate the students by reading ability
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as in isolating
to set or keep apart from others
separated the injured calf from the herd
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as in differentiating
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 separating
Khushboo Gupta, vice president of policy at PETA India, said the aesthetic appeal of live elephants doesn’t justify shackling, beating and separating them from their families.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
This process involves removing fuel, managing radiological controls, separating the hull, demilitarizing, and recycling.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
While most people enjoy eating the arils after separating them from the bitter white membrane that encircle them, other parts of the fruit can also be used to make juice or extracts.
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Reid would be another significant hire for MS NOW, the progressive-leaning channel that is rebuilding its roster after separating from NBC News and its parent, Comcast.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
At the distance separating the two planets that day, communications took about 18 minutes one way.
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Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
The division of labor, as Han describes it, was less about separating tasks than about bringing complementary instincts to bear on the same material.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 June 2026
Repair typically requires removing the seat and separating the upholstery to access the element.
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John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
That requires separating social media use from adolescent distress, loneliness, family instability, sleep disruption, bullying, genetics, psychiatric vulnerability, pandemic effects, and reverse causation.
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Alex Smolak,
STAT,
27 June 2026
ABC News,
3 July 2026
This process involves removing fuel, managing radiological controls, separating the hull, demilitarizing, and recycling.
—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
While most people enjoy eating the arils after separating them from the bitter white membrane that encircle them, other parts of the fruit can also be used to make juice or extracts.
—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Reid would be another significant hire for MS NOW, the progressive-leaning channel that is rebuilding its roster after separating from NBC News and its parent, Comcast.
—
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
At the distance separating the two planets that day, communications took about 18 minutes one way.
—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
The division of labor, as Han describes it, was less about separating tasks than about bringing complementary instincts to bear on the same material.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 June 2026
Repair typically requires removing the seat and separating the upholstery to access the element.
—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
That requires separating social media use from adolescent distress, loneliness, family instability, sleep disruption, bullying, genetics, psychiatric vulnerability, pandemic effects, and reverse causation.
—
Alex Smolak,
STAT,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separating
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The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
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According to Steele, the bankruptcy trustee is now dividing the company’s assets, and the Cooper residents will likely only recover a small amount from the electric company.
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Despite having their most successful season in a decade, the Charlotte Hornets are parting ways with Ball, sending him and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps and three second-round picks.
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In the past 50 years, namaste has evolved from a simple greeting and parting to a word that is a mini meditation on the interconnectedness and shared divinity of all beings.
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About a week before Illinois passed its law classifying prediction markets as sports betting operators, the CFTC proposed new rulemaking that lays out how the commission would manage its exclusive control over regulating these markets.
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The British meteorological service has issued a rare red warning for extreme heat in the days forward, classifying the coming wave as a risk to life.
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Both sisters agreed that sharing the experience was a blessing, because pregnancy can sometimes be very isolating.
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Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
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In that environment, structure itself becomes a differentiating factor.
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There will be no differentiating paragraphs for the Spurs fans.
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After nine years playing in the majors, Hoffman took up coaching in the Dodgers’ minor league farm system, splitting time between managing and coordinating field instruction for player development.
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The ampd YouTube dashboard lets clients drill down from a national overview to a single channel, splitting any metric by age, gender, income and region, and switching the view between reach, hours watched and individual titles.
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Different regions, given their diverging strengths and interests, face different challenges.
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Amid the government’s heated rhetoric, our data shows public opinion on immigration in one of the country’s reddest agricultural states is diverging from national politics and may even be at odds with federal policy.
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The region’s altitude and cold nights help preserve acidity and aromatics in the wines, distinguishing Amyndeon from Greece’s warmer coastal and island appellations.
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The motion detection is smart, too, distinguishing among people, pets, and vehicles, which reduces false alerts.
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“Separating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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