1
as in divided
to set or force apart
we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight
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2
as in parted
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the searchers separated in order to cover more ground
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3
as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
separate the students by reading ability
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4
as in isolated
to set or keep apart from others
separated the injured calf from the herd
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as in differentiated
to understand or point out the difference in
trying to separate science from religion on one specific point
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Recent Examples of separated
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
The collaboration aims to create a recycling system at MP Materials' Mountain Pass refinery, where MP Materials will recycle end-of-life and other magnet materials to make separated oxides.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 22 Mar. 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
Channing Tatum has undergone surgery for a separated shoulder.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Customers entering the store in Queens, some 45 minutes east of midtown Manhattan, were immediately greeted with three tables of dedicated Knicks Finals merchandise, with T-shirts separated by gender and size.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 27 May 2026
There are two dining rooms separated by the (employees-only) kitchen, so customers who enter Joe’s on the side facing the barbecue restaurant will have to walk through doors of the overflow dining room and into the second eating space to the host stand.
—Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Authorities said the ballot was flagged, voided and separated from valid ballots before it could be counted.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
The pair, who met decades ago, struck up a romance after the two separated from their respective partners.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 May 2026
The bigger brands have these things separated very distinctively in their orgs.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The other piece in this story is the man who binds Episodes 6 and 7 together –– despite them being separated by 300 years.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
Take a moment to look at each bottle, shake it, and see if the contents of the polish have separated.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Adjective
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
The collaboration aims to create a recycling system at MP Materials' Mountain Pass refinery, where MP Materials will recycle end-of-life and other magnet materials to make separated oxides.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 22 Mar. 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
Channing Tatum has undergone surgery for a separated shoulder.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Across the half mile that separated us, the stern gaze of the villagers was an impediment to our meeting.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Customers entering the store in Queens, some 45 minutes east of midtown Manhattan, were immediately greeted with three tables of dedicated Knicks Finals merchandise, with T-shirts separated by gender and size.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 27 May 2026
There are two dining rooms separated by the (employees-only) kitchen, so customers who enter Joe’s on the side facing the barbecue restaurant will have to walk through doors of the overflow dining room and into the second eating space to the host stand.
—Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Authorities said the ballot was flagged, voided and separated from valid ballots before it could be counted.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
The pair, who met decades ago, struck up a romance after the two separated from their respective partners.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 May 2026
The bigger brands have these things separated very distinctively in their orgs.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The other piece in this story is the man who binds Episodes 6 and 7 together –– despite them being separated by 300 years.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
Take a moment to look at each bottle, shake it, and see if the contents of the polish have separated.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separated
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Maslany plays Paula, a divorced fact-checker and soccer mom who finds herself in a web of murder, blackmail and youth soccer.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The three-time divorced mother of five relocated from Hawaii’s Big Island to Texas Hill Country, between Austin and San Antonio, last year.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Today, Ethiopia — Africa’s second most populous nation with over 135 million people — stands deeply divided, facing violent ethnic conflicts, restrictions on free speech and crackdowns on dissent.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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At the broadest level, it is divided into the three independent interconnections.—
Sufan Jiang,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Earlier this week, the club parted ways with general manager Richard Feuz after falling to second-to-last in the standings.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Donovan parted ways with the Chicago Bulls earlier this spring.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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In national accounts, platforms are classified under the technology and consumer services sector, which comprised 16 per cent of the top-twenty companies by market capitalization in 2009.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Although munitions inventories are classified, CSIS said sufficient public information exists in Pentagon budget materials to estimate production timelines.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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The incident was isolated and only involved a small number of ballots, according to the registrar-recorder/county clerk’s office.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Had the team isolated just one protein, or a mixture of different substances?—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, the company initially differentiated itself through an emphasis on AI safety and alignment.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Blog posts and pages are often differentiated in terms of the timeliness (or timelessness) of the content.—
Jeremy Saks,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Those who paid taxes in 2023 reflecting higher than a 15% increase will be issued credits split over their property tax bills throughout the next three years.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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Graphite One says production will be split between materials optimized for energy storage systems, fast-charging applications, and high-energy-density batteries.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Both benchmark prices plunged on Monday, but Brent and WTI diverged sharply in early trading on Tuesday.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Massie is notably among the few Republicans that diverged from the party line on the matter of the war.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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“Separated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separated. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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