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Recent Examples of separator
QuantumScape — Shares soared more than 35% after the startup, which develops solid-state lithium-metal battery technology, announced the integration of its advanced Cobra separator process into baseline cell production.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 25 June 2025
The big one is defense — BABIP allowed (the inverse of defensive efficiency) was a more significant separator of champs from non-champs than other measures of fielding, and therefore comes with a higher bar to clear here.
—Neil Paine, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Most run-of-the-mill thong-style sandals come with flimsy, thin soles, and rock-hard plastic toe separators, leaving problem-prone feet sore, raw, and in way worse shape than before.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
That’s the separator for me, because the Jazz desperately need someone who can develop into a star-level player.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 25 June 2025
The big one is defense — BABIP allowed (the inverse of defensive efficiency) was a more significant separator of champs from non-champs than other measures of fielding, and therefore comes with a higher bar to clear here.
—Neil Paine, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Most run-of-the-mill thong-style sandals come with flimsy, thin soles, and rock-hard plastic toe separators, leaving problem-prone feet sore, raw, and in way worse shape than before.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
That’s the separator for me, because the Jazz desperately need someone who can develop into a star-level player.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separator
Noun
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Try a screen divider or baskets and cube shelving to set a physical boundary.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Noah Thompson, 24, and one of his four passengers, 22-year-old Jewel Perez, were initially listed in critical condition after Thompson slammed into a concrete divider while going east on the parkway toward the Cross Bay Blvd.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Jack and Ozzy joined in, throwing old food over the fence.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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An aggressive hitter, Naylor can get extremely hot, and carry a team with drives to the gap or bombs over the fence.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The ball kicked off the wall near the foul line, allowing Sosa to score from first to bring the Sox within 3-2.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Earlier this year, the European Commission rejected funding for the drone wall.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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“Separator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separator. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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