SEPARATE (FROM) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

separate (from)

verb

Definition of separate (from)

as in to cut off

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Bridges on the Big Island were washed away, and several communities have been entirely cut off from the rest of the island.

— Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
The county’s Flock cameras soon went dark, cutting off Dane County data from the 140 other law enforcement agencies that had once accessed it.

— Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

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