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Recent Examples of apart
John Otis,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Simmer was stuck in one position for 45 minutes while the first responders, including Officer Scott Hodson and Captain Jaime Ohlson and crew, made their way to him and figured out how to cut the tree apart and get him in a helicopter to the hospital.
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Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 2025
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.
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Hannah Seo,
Scientific American,
10 Nov. 2025
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Adverb
Search and rescue crews are pulling survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela less than a minutes apart last night.
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John Otis,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Simmer was stuck in one position for 45 minutes while the first responders, including Officer Scott Hodson and Captain Jaime Ohlson and crew, made their way to him and figured out how to cut the tree apart and get him in a helicopter to the hospital.
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Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Adjective
Pull-apart rolls are great as a party appetizer, for a potluck, or even as a meal with a soup or side salad.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 2025
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.
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Hannah Seo,
Scientific American,
10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apart
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.
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Nothing shall tear this stone and snail asunder.
Adjective
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As 21-year-old defender Alex Freeman emerges as an out-of-nowhere sensation in the country that’s co-hosting the World Cup, his accomplished (American-)football-playing father is immersed in the mania.
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Now cruise ships are adding this nowhere-place to their itineraries.
Adjective
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What initially appeared to be an isolated classroom incident eventually became the foundation for more than a decade of research and writing for Pryor.
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Several storms will likely turn severe with damaging winds, intense lightning and the threat of isolated tornadoes.
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.
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In the capital's outlying neighborhoods, older men are often sitting on sidewalks and strumming their guitars.
Adjective
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This secluded island located just across the sound from popular Hilton Head has been hiding in plain sight for years.
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Out back, a secluded courtyard and soaking pool await.
Adjective
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The rise and fall of the Adams administration Adams, a retired NYPD captain turned Brooklyn politico, served one term as mayor of New York, from 2022 to 2025.
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The parents of former NFL player Doug Martin filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the retired All-Pro running back died at the hands of several Oakland police officers and a slow-responding paramedic crew.
Adjective
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This house specialty is a whopper of a drink and comes in a goblet filled with the family’s secret blend, which is heavy on Clamato mix.
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The two recently shared a few behind-the-scenes details from their ultra-secret nuptials when Gomez appeared on a March episode of Blanco's podcast.
Adjective
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Food also figured into other odd roadway incidents.
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Maternal Instinct lays out how Parker moved from a web of odd, though ultimately harmless lies about the fake pregnancy to killing her pregnant friend (Simmons-Hancock), and abducting her unborn fetus to present to her then-boyfriend, Wade Griffin, as their own.
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“Apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apart. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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