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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Sorting Hat doughnut also available, but sold separately Additionally, Krispy Kreme is also offering a Sorting Hat Doughnut that will be sold separately in a limited-edition specialty box, while supplies last.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
The two squads gathered for a group photo, then huddled separately.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Dominion and some of its employees have separately sued Powell and others, including former Trump attorney and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.
—Maddy Lauria, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Most plaintiffs would rather have the lawyer paid separately and avoid the need for the deduction.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
The two squads gathered for a group photo, then huddled separately.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Dominion and some of its employees have separately sued Powell and others, including former Trump attorney and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.
—Maddy Lauria, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Most plaintiffs would rather have the lawyer paid separately and avoid the need for the deduction.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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 29 Aug. 2025.
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