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Recent Examples of apart
Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
But oxygen can arise from other processes: Sunlight could break apart water in the planet’s atmosphere, for example.
—Elise Cutts, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
In June, people across Georgia watched as a fireball, a very bright meteor, broke apart in the sky.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
Since 2005, the Savage Stone Quarry has mined a mineral called Baltimore gabbro, which is used for road beds, riprap and airport runways, by blasting apart chunks of rock in a large open pit, situated between Interstate 95 and Route 1.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
But oxygen can arise from other processes: Sunlight could break apart water in the planet’s atmosphere, for example.
—Elise Cutts, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
Adjective
They were released less than five months apart in 2020.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
In June, people across Georgia watched as a fireball, a very bright meteor, broke apart in the sky.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apart
Adjective
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With nowhere to turn, Adanna is referred to the Evans Foundation, an organization run by an expat couple: Dr. Oliver Evans (Langley Kirkwood), and his wife, Sister Barbara (Jenny Stead).—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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In recent years Superman has become something of a nowhere man, a caped irrelevancy.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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In an exploration of masculinity and desire in a small, isolated town, Jack assumes his son, Tom (Henry Lawfull), will join the family business after leaving school, but his resistance to follow in Jack’s footsteps causes familial tension.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Japan—a key United States ally in the Indo-Pacific—has completed the deployment of its U.S.-made Osprey aircraft fleet, bolstering the defense of its outlying islands near China.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The pounding rain intensified around the Chinese capital on Monday, killing 28 people in Miyun, an outlying mountainous suburb in the city’s northeast home to more than half a million people; another two were killed in Yanqing, also in the city’s north, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Silent Hill f In 1960s Japan Shimizu Hinako's secluded town is consumed by a sudden fog.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This destination restaurant within the luxury glamping property offers a refined take on seasonal ingredients against the backdrop of a secluded canyon.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Diane*, a retired teacher in Houston, spent more than two years bouncing between physicians.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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The American Legion has supported awarding the medal to Miller in various resolutions, and noted in one of its publications that a retired Army sergeant, one of the few living African American World War II veterans left who knew Dorie Miller, had been writing letters of support.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the 2021 film, Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) stars as Hutch Mansell, a by-the-numbers working stiff who harbors a secret past as an off-the-books government assassin.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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But figures obtained by The News from the same secret dashboard from June show point to higher caseload numbers in several key probation units.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes an oven is like that mysterious black box on a magician's stage where odd things go in, and something far more delightful comes out.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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The first thing that edged out of this woodwork is the odd confluence of these pitches.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The club reserved 10 tickets for him at every away ground, such was their dedication to following their friend.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
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After many past requests, Gamble is joining the away mission!—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apart. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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