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Recent Examples of apart
Dan Simms, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Duchene and Hyry scored 89 seconds apart midway through the first period to put Dallas ahead 2-0.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 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
That process is still at the heart of what sets Empire Today apart today, but the product line is now much larger.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Duchene and Hyry scored 89 seconds apart midway through the first period to put Dallas ahead 2-0.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 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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Inside Safe providers acknowledged that motel rooms can be a huge adjustment, leaving people feeling lonely and isolated.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Keep a distance from tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But new data show that these outlying homes are not truly affordable to most homebuyers when considering all consumer costs.—
Ethan Elkind,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Good agricultural land existed relatively close to Adelaide and its outlying ports, and pastoralists were pushed farther out into the drier lands.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With no public footpath crossing the land, the secluded cove is accessible only from the estate itself or by boat—an unusual level of privacy for this stretch of coast.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Apr. 2026
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Vilchez drove her to a secluded location and got into the backseat and raped her before driving her home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Sixto family was also represented by Richard Sixto, owner of Caribbean Paints in Doral; architect Rafael Sixto, and Julio Sixto, retired marketing director of Kraft.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their commander is Wiseman, a retired Navy captain who lived aboard the space station in 2014 and later headed NASA’s astronaut corps.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Trump told reporters over the weekend that the military aspect of the project was meant to remain secret, according to previous USA TODAY reporting.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday, the pop star shared a montage clip on X from his secret pre-Coachella show at the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles this past weekend.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 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 7 Apr. 2026.
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