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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The team first crushes the rocks into fine grains and separates out the zircons using dense liquids and magnetic fields.
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
The Pixel phone technology can separate out dolphin clicks and whistles from background noise like waves, boat engines, or underwater static.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Using a gravity table, the same machine used in gold mining operations to separate out the heavy dirt, the seeds are sorted based on size and density.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
The cost of the rider can be subsidized by funds in a health savings account (HSA), as well, provided that the rider cost can be separated out of the total premium.
—Lina Storm, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
The Pixel phone technology can separate out dolphin clicks and whistles from background noise like waves, boat engines, or underwater static.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Using a gravity table, the same machine used in gold mining operations to separate out the heavy dirt, the seeds are sorted based on size and density.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2025
The cost of the rider can be subsidized by funds in a health savings account (HSA), as well, provided that the rider cost can be separated out of the total premium.
—Lina Storm, Forbes, 21 Mar. 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 24 May. 2025.
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