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Recent Examples of apart
Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Two men were shot — one multiple times — less than 15 minutes apart Wednesday night in different areas of the city, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Hannah Seo, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
Its downtown has more shuttered and falling-apart buildings than usable ones.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
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Adverb
Congestion at one point, openness at another, the pattern repeating unevenly throughout—yet the crowd never fell apart.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Two men were shot — one multiple times — less than 15 minutes apart Wednesday night in different areas of the city, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Tian’s team has conducted numerous studies on teasing apart mechanisms in the brain’s motor and auditory regions, including mapping abnormal signals that could lead to confusion between inner and external sounds.
—Hannah Seo, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
Its downtown has more shuttered and falling-apart buildings than usable ones.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apart
Adjective
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Labrinth has made a bold declaration against his record label, his longtime partnership with HBO’s Euphoria and the music industry as a whole in a fiery post that came seemingly out of nowhere Friday (March 13).—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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And that, Sachin explained, was the last Sachin had seen of Rajesh, who was killed in one of the most brutal assaults on an American base during the war, his life canceled in a weird parenthesis, a nowhere land between nations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Things are kept mostly under wraps in this trailer, which spotlights the family vibe and the gnawing concern that something isn’t right, alongside jarring footage of a suburban street torn asunder.—
William Earl,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Nothing shall tear this stone and snail asunder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Chris Kuhlman, a meteorologist with the weather service office in Phoenix, said in a forecast discussion that most storm activity will remain isolated and weak.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Still, food insecurity and isolated malnutrition aren’t the same as widespread starvation.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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At the start of the morning rush before dawn, conditions on Chicago roadways were already extremely poor — especially in outlying areas.—
Albert Ramon,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Satellite images from 2002 show just a handful of buildings, with the main house and a few cabanas and outlying structures on the island’s northern tip.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The backstory Six Senses has long been associated with its lush, secluded destinations like the Maldives, Thailand, Bali, Seychelles, and Oman’s Zighy Bay, for example.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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His body was found earlier this month in a secluded area in Blue Island.—
Jason Cooper,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dan Whitten is a retired search-and-rescue coordinator who worked for California’s San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department for 26 years.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso became a brand ambassador in 2021 and ordered a custom 60 Power Eco, while retired F1 racer Nico Rosberg joined the Sunreef family in 2020 and commissioned a bespoke 80 Eco.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The court’s comments came from a case brought by the Miami Herald that challenged keeping a portion of a grand jury’s report secret.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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To acknowledge reality is to cease to be Liza Minnelli, and the secret self revealed in these pages has disappointingly few insights to share.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Humor about the pickle often stems from its distinctiveness—its tangy, assertive flavor and odd appearance lend themselves to exaggerated, whimsical depictions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, the evening was so odd that even the famously reclusive poet Robinson Jeffers, who rarely attended parties, left home to experience the spectacle for himself.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apart. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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