as in divisible
capable of being split into two or more parts or pieces
the outdated belief that the atom is the smallest particle of matter and is not separable
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Recent Examples of separable
Weather and climate aren’t easily separable, though, and never have been.
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Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Whatever investigators ultimately conclude about the D.C. suspect’s motive, the reported timeline in this case features two separable decisions: entry during the Biden-era airlift and an asylum grant in April 2025 under Trump.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
In the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission introduced a mandatory safety standard in 2022 that limits the power of loose or separable magnets in products designed for purposes such as entertainment and stress relief.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite these insights, across political differences, people strive for and continue to demand scientific objectivity: the idea that science should be unbiased, rational and separable from cultural values and beliefs.
—Sara Giordano, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Whatever investigators ultimately conclude about the D.C. suspect’s motive, the reported timeline in this case features two separable decisions: entry during the Biden-era airlift and an asylum grant in April 2025 under Trump.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
In the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission introduced a mandatory safety standard in 2022 that limits the power of loose or separable magnets in products designed for purposes such as entertainment and stress relief.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Despite these insights, across political differences, people strive for and continue to demand scientific objectivity: the idea that science should be unbiased, rational and separable from cultural values and beliefs.
—Sara Giordano, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for separable
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Van Bendegem, who would become a leading scholar on ultrafinitist logic, later addressed these concerns by considering a geometry in which a line or curve has width and is both finite and finitely divisible.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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But Rosenfeld had already shown that in any counterexample, the product would have to be divisible by all those primes.—
Paulina Rowińska,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The attack was limited by the fact that the revolver only held 5 bullets and had to be reloaded one bullet at a time, as opposed to assault rifles that often have large detachable magazines that can be clipped in and out rapidly.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Other accessories for Fox’s look included the kitsch million stars phone handbag with a detachable receiver that the actress used for playful photo ops.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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“Separable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separable. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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