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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After decades working as physicians and leaders at hospitals in Georgia (both together and separately), an opportunity to return to Richmond became available and the Jasper twins went for it.
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Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Swift and Kelce were both spotted separately celebrating with their closest friends this past week.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The Nike Air Force 1 Low has taken on denim and patent leather uppers separately, and now a material exercise is somehow combining both at once.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Hall eventually dismissed the claims in 2025, and the two have continued to perform separately as solo artists.
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Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
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Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Swift and Kelce were both spotted separately celebrating with their closest friends this past week.
—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The Nike Air Force 1 Low has taken on denim and patent leather uppers separately, and now a material exercise is somehow combining both at once.
—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Hall eventually dismissed the claims in 2025, and the two have continued to perform separately as solo artists.
—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
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 1 Jul. 2026.
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