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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With the housemates separately checking on Carl, Kyle and Amanda, Lindsay takes time to apologize to Kyle for bringing up and questioning Kyle and Amanda's relationship.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Warsh was separately confirmed Tuesday to be a member of the Fed's seven-person Board of Governors for a term that ends in 2040.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Tickets sold separately for special events.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Drinks will be sold separately, and the event is for those 21 years and older.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Warsh was separately confirmed Tuesday to be a member of the Fed's seven-person Board of Governors for a term that ends in 2040.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Tickets sold separately for special events.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Drinks will be sold separately, and the event is for those 21 years and older.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 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 17 May. 2026.
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