separating (from)

present participle of separate (from)

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cutting off
Verb
  • On his best nights, when the velocity and command combine, Sasaki blows past batters with a triple-digit fastball and cutting off-speed pitches.
    Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Instead, candidates’ positions on Israel and Gaza, like pledging to cosponsor legislation cutting off some weapons to Israel, are emerging as more of a credibility test, progressives said.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
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“Separating (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separating%20%28from%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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