separately
adverb
sep·a·rate·ly
ˈse-p(ə-)rət-lē 
ˈse-pərt-lē
: in a separate manner or by separate means : not together with someone or something else
She and her husband drove separately to the restaurant.
The software is sold separately from the hardware.
The professor met with each student separately.
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Her cousins and aunt were ransomed and released in Lebanon; Caroline was taken separately, chosen by an ISIS emir, and has never been found.
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Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
National Coney Island will also ship its hot dogs and chili separately.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Trustees voted separately on motions to close Dove and Bransford, with the vote to shutter Bransford coming just before midnight.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
The decorative objects are not included as part of the sale but can be negotiated for purchase separately.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
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Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
National Coney Island will also ship its hot dogs and chili separately.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Trustees voted separately on motions to close Dove and Bransford, with the vote to shutter Bransford coming just before midnight.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
The decorative objects are not included as part of the sale but can be negotiated for purchase separately.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for separately
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separately. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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