separate out
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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For example, rather than practicing an entire song on the piano over and over, separate out the hardest part.
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Liz Regalia, Parents, 23 June 2026
The vacuum lowers the boiling point of heavier fractions so they can be separated out easily.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Congress has already funded the rest of the Department of Homeland Security 's budget but funding for ICE and CBP were separated out during negotiations over immigration enforcement reforms to end the historic partial government shutdown.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Eventually, more than 22,000 words covered the museum’s walls, and curators used a large red font to separate out some words to break the information into chapters.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
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Liz Regalia, Parents, 23 June 2026
The vacuum lowers the boiling point of heavier fractions so they can be separated out easily.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Congress has already funded the rest of the Department of Homeland Security 's budget but funding for ICE and CBP were separated out during negotiations over immigration enforcement reforms to end the historic partial government shutdown.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Eventually, more than 22,000 words covered the museum’s walls, and curators used a large red font to separate out some words to break the information into chapters.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
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 Jun. 2026.
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