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Recent Examples of separator
Fernández addressed it plainly afterward, pointing to the giveaways as the separator in a game that got away from his team early and never came back.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Or strain it into a fat separator.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
Smith-Njigba, according to Fantasy Points Data, was the second-best separator against man coverage this season among receivers with at least 240 routes run.
—Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
The two common issues are the N80 valve which is a purge valve and the oil separator which is basically a fancy PCV valve.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Or strain it into a fat separator.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
Smith-Njigba, according to Fantasy Points Data, was the second-best separator against man coverage this season among receivers with at least 240 routes run.
—Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
The two common issues are the N80 valve which is a purge valve and the oil separator which is basically a fancy PCV valve.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separator
Noun
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The 18-wheeler went left to avoid hitting Ward but still hit him, causing Ward to tumble forward and collide with a concrete divider, peace officers wrote in the report.—
Timia Cobb
Breaking News Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The map carves more than 70,000 minority residents out of Cleaver’s district and used Troost Avenue, Kansas City’s historic racial dividing line, as a divider between the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts, The Star previously revealed.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The art of hitting has also been instilled in the 5-foot-7, 150-pound Koehnemann, who may not be driving the ball over the fence yet but does have a walk-off hit already.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The logo was featured on a pink wall in LA, while in New Jersey, it was featured on a lock fastened to a fence.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Baldwin nearly had a homer in the seventh, but Athletics center fielder Denzel Clarke leaped above the wall to make a dazzling catch.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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What Meyerson got in the first ALF where DCF deposited her was a bedraggled patio, plastic furniture, holes in the walls.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Separator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separator. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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