separate out
phrasal verb
separated out; separating out; separates out
: to remove (someone or something) from a group
Before you put out the trash, you have to separate out the bottles and cans.
Most schools separate out children with learning problems.
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Researchers like me carefully separate out the tiny glass shards by sifting through the dirt and using a micromanipulator, a tool that can pick up and move microscopic grains.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
The moves by both WBD and Comcast are separating out the high growth businesses from declining linear television.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
It's taken some time for scientists to learn how to interpret the data by separating out natural sources of natural carbon dioxide emissions from those caused by human activity.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
These models rake through millions of posts on platforms to separate out the thousands of posts that contain threats and other behavior flagged for risk.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
The moves by both WBD and Comcast are separating out the high growth businesses from declining linear television.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
It's taken some time for scientists to learn how to interpret the data by separating out natural sources of natural carbon dioxide emissions from those caused by human activity.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
These models rake through millions of posts on platforms to separate out the thousands of posts that contain threats and other behavior flagged for risk.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for separate out
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“Separate out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separate%20out. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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