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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The new plan targets customers who pay separately for home internet and mobile service, a setup AT&T says can inflate monthly bills.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
For divorced parents sharing child care responsibilities, compliance can become complicated if each household separately employs caregivers.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Drivers who carry paying passengers must also be licensed separately from the company that dispatches them.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Hansen's seat is funded separately to the ISS agreement, however.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
For divorced parents sharing child care responsibilities, compliance can become complicated if each household separately employs caregivers.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Drivers who carry paying passengers must also be licensed separately from the company that dispatches them.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Hansen's seat is funded separately to the ISS agreement, however.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separately. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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