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 diffuser attachment is sold separately but worth the purchase for its versatile, medium prong length that accommodates short to long hair.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The couple lived separately at the time of the incident.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Democrats say health care protections must be preserved, while Republicans say funding and policy should be handled separately.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Munoz noted that while the center does have a variety of marine life in its tanks, the lobsters are kept separately for their own safety.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The couple lived separately at the time of the incident.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Democrats say health care protections must be preserved, while Republicans say funding and policy should be handled separately.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Munoz noted that while the center does have a variety of marine life in its tanks, the lobsters are kept separately for their own safety.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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