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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Because Snopes and Live Science contacted NTU separately and reached the same denial, the claim fails basic verification tests, which is not a minor error but a core authenticity issue.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
About 85% of children currently get the MMR and chickenpox vaccines separately for their first dose, according to data collected by the CDC.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Warr is being prosecuted separately.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Vehicle miles traveled is a measurement that looks at the total miles driven by all vehicles within a specific area, and was studied separately for each of the project’s land uses.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
About 85% of children currently get the MMR and chickenpox vaccines separately for their first dose, according to data collected by the CDC.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Warr is being prosecuted separately.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Vehicle miles traveled is a measurement that looks at the total miles driven by all vehicles within a specific area, and was studied separately for each of the project’s land uses.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separately. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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