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separated

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verb

past tense of separate
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Recent Examples of separated
Adjective
Black Pride Colorado Organizers say the world feels so separated, and pride will be used to keep everyone together. Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The separated explants, though, got busy dismantling parts of themselves that were no longer useful. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026 Connor Bedard completed a career-best season despite missing time because of a separated shoulder, and Louis Crevier rose to the top defensive pair. Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 Tommy Flanagan served as another ally to Maximus and Lucilla as Cicero, who facilitated communication between the separated lovers. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026 Whereas within cool-guy culture, things are a little bit more separated. Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 He got separated, then un-separated, then his wife gave birth during a car crash, then his wife blew up. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 In actuality, washing rice removes excess starch, dust, and debris to ultimately help the grains to be more separated and fluffy, rather than sticky. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026 Finally, Rotterdam’s Youth Jury Award went to Ah Girl by Ang Geck Geck Priscilla, about a young girl caught in a war between her separated parents. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
June Nielsens Less than a point separated the top-three stations in Los Angeles during the June ratings period released last week, according to Nielsen. Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 20 July 2026 All activities are governed internally, legally separated from market operations, and configured to support sovereign readiness—never exposure. Alfonso Cahero, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Shinto was formally separated from the state after World War II, but its traditions still reflect a broader history of religious and cultural influences. ABC News, 19 July 2026 Three generations lived in the two units, separated by a small hallway. Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026 Stay with the group I was separated from our tour group in Venice, Italy. Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 July 2026 It's believed Conner's body separated from his mother's in the water. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 The couple married in Hanoi and lived together for nine years before she and Shimizu were separated. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separated
Adjective
  • In the midst of starring as Cosmo Kramer over the show’s nine-year run, Richards and his wife of 18 years, Cathleen Lyons, divorced.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • Maude Findlay is a white, upper-middle-class housewife living in Tuckahoe, New York, with her fourth husband, Walter; Carol Traynor, her divorced daughter; and Carol’s young son.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Overall, the picture by market remained sharply divided in June.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • Committee term limits have divided congressional Democrats, and attempts to impose them have come up short in previous years.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Eighth Grade’s depiction of smartphones is particularly noteworthy, as Kayla can hardly be parted from hers.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • Pixie cuts have lots of personality and ease, while the bob is incredibly versatile and can be smooth, feathered, side-parted, or flicked out at the ends.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • In turn, this will help guide conservation efforts for this species, which is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature—one step up from endangered.
    Douglas Main, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
  • Tax preparers are classified as financial institutions under federal law and are required to evaluate the security practices of their vendors and their environments.
    Jatin Narang, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • What usually gets in the way isn't a lack of tools, but rather a design team isolated from your business context.
    Polina Chebanova, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Uvalde residents isolated by floodwaters Floodwaters also overran the city of Uvalde overnight, cutting off most outside routes.
    Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Leadership will become increasingly differentiated by qualities that tech cannot replicate.
    Catherine Bell, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The wrap varieties are differentiated by the sauce, which comes in classic, spicy, or blackened Ranch flavors.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Price discovery for a single company would end up quietly split across several incompatible venues.
    Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • However, People reported the former couple will split their assets, including homes, cars, an aircraft and any intellectual property.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Genetic, anatomical and acoustic analyses confirmed that the monkey is a species that might have diverged from its closest relative around 4 to 6 million years ago.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Their trajectories have diverged and sometimes overlapped in the 125 years since their forebears moved through the same dusty streets on one November day.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026

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“Separated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separated. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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