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Recent Examples of apart
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Dual wireless chargers add convenience, and Tesla’s advanced driver assistance features help set it apart.
—ABC News, 3 June 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
In standard laser designs, this structural stress causes the hyper-fast pulses to destabilize and rip themselves apart.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Dual wireless chargers add convenience, and Tesla’s advanced driver assistance features help set it apart.
—ABC News, 3 June 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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Now cruise ships are adding this nowhere-place to their itineraries.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Stopping the train to nowhere funding, using those funds to pay off our federal EDD debt so that businesses can reduce THEIR EDD encumbrances by the 1-5% they’re being charged now.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 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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Alfred Molina, 73, stars as Sam Cooper, a recent widower who moves into an isolated retirement center against his will.—
Neal Justin,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Employees had not experienced pension disclosures, restructuring announcements, executive compensation reports and layoffs as isolated events.—
Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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But Maine and Alaska are these outlying states, very different than the rest of the map, based off of media market, based off of incumbency and the particulars of the states.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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In the capital's outlying neighborhoods, older men are often sitting on sidewalks and strumming their guitars.—
Ricci Shryock,
NPR,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Tucked into the misty highlands of Santa Cruz Island, far from the bustle of Puerto Ayora’s waterfront, Royal Palm Galapagos, Curio Collection Hotel by Hilton feels less like a conventional Galápagos hotel and more like a secluded jungle retreat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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At one end, the terrace hovers above the roof of the Met before winding to a more secluded corner outside one of the guest bedrooms, where there’s a third alfresco shower.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory special agent, told Fox News Digital that the fact negotiators remain in communication with the suspect is a significant development.—
Greg Wehner , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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In addition, retired peace officer Steve Hill and Metro train mechanic Juan Rey are running as no party preference candidates.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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The menu is full of twists-on-classics such as the Clean Dirty Martini, served with a frozen cube of olive juice, and the Ritz Pimms with, of course, many secret ingredients in addition to ginger ale, Champagne, and garnishes of fruit, cucumber, fresh mint and griottine cherries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The story follows a furniture store owner (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who finds a secret doorway that leads him to a seemingly endless stretch of nondescript rooms.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Some kind of carpet beetle, with the odd centipede joining the parade.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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“Apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apart. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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