as in individually
not together with someone or something else
The software is sold separately from the hardware. Store the raw meat separately so it doesn't contaminate the other food. The professor met with each student separately.
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Recent Examples of separately
With the help of a nurse and an off-duty cop who happened upon the scene separately — and later married — the arm was retrieved, and doctors reattached it at the hospital.
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Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
This patent-pending process has configured a cutting machine to produce all the fiber lengths at the same time, rather than cutting them separately and blending them afterward.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Spectrum, the brand name for Charter Communications broadband and video, is launching a new app store and, separately, will partner with Apple on a selection of live Lakers games this season for Apple Vision Pro.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Keel said separately there was no evidence that the fire had been set off by an explosion as if it were linked to a bombing.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
This patent-pending process has configured a cutting machine to produce all the fiber lengths at the same time, rather than cutting them separately and blending them afterward.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Spectrum, the brand name for Charter Communications broadband and video, is launching a new app store and, separately, will partner with Apple on a selection of live Lakers games this season for Apple Vision Pro.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Keel said separately there was no evidence that the fire had been set off by an explosion as if it were linked to a bombing.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separately
Adverb
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Diet Coke Lime would be sold individually in 20 fluid ounce plastic bottles, and in 12-packs of 12 fluid ounce cans, according to the website.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The approach was overseen by Pedro de Diego, one of Spain’s leading prosthetic makeup artists, who designed each effect individually during the screenwriting phase to ensure consistency and cinematic impact.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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All recipes were independently created and have not been reviewed or approved by any other parties.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separately. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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