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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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as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
separate the students by reading ability
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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
Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Allen and Harbour, 50, were married for four years, and separated in 2024.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Authorities said that the victim, whom the Wichita Police Department identified as Phonesay Rasbandith of Wichita, was operating a hydraulic press when a metal piece separated and injured him.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
As a result, Reagan appears to say in succession sentences that were separated in the original broadcast.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Other highlights include a private elevator landing and foyer that lead to a living room and dining area separated by a two-way limestone fireplace and lined with French doors opening to a southern terrace overlooking the city and Hudson River.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Demo is not separated from construction.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
To complete the family meditation, Ben Stiller puts his own children, Ella (23) and Quinlin (20), on camera, as well as his wife, Christine Taylor, from whom he was separated for several years (the two reconciled during the pandemic).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The couple separated later that year and finalized their divorce in 2007.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
Loops are smaller structures within them that do the finer-scale work of bringing separated parts of the sequence together.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Raw animal foods not separated by type based on minimum cook temperatures (raw chicken stored above raw eggs in walk-in cooler).
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Allen and Harbour, 50, were married for four years, and separated in 2024.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Authorities said that the victim, whom the Wichita Police Department identified as Phonesay Rasbandith of Wichita, was operating a hydraulic press when a metal piece separated and injured him.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
As a result, Reagan appears to say in succession sentences that were separated in the original broadcast.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Other highlights include a private elevator landing and foyer that lead to a living room and dining area separated by a two-way limestone fireplace and lined with French doors opening to a southern terrace overlooking the city and Hudson River.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Demo is not separated from construction.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
To complete the family meditation, Ben Stiller puts his own children, Ella (23) and Quinlin (20), on camera, as well as his wife, Christine Taylor, from whom he was separated for several years (the two reconciled during the pandemic).
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The couple separated later that year and finalized their divorce in 2007.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separated
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Phillips also asked that their assets be divided up by the court as separate property, with no indication in the papers that the exes had a prenup in place.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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But like other governer races, voters are divided along partisan lines.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Her long blond ends drew a stark contrast to her faded brown roots, which were parted down the middle and brushed up in the back.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both women wore their hair parted down the center and in subtle waves that fell past their shoulders.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Led by its chief constable, Craig Guildford, WMP had advised the city’s safety advisory group (SAG) against approving an away allocation at Villa Park, owing to the fixture being classified as a high-risk event.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors accuse Bolton of using a non-government personal email account and messaging application to transmit at least eight documents to unauthorized individuals that contained information classified at levels ranging from Secret to Top Secret.—
Pierre Thomas,
ABC News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The cruise line implemented heightened cleaning and disinfection onboard and isolated sick passengers and crew, according to the CDC.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Duffy, however, added that the absences were isolated, and the agency is prepared to slow air traffic as needed to meet controller staffing levels.—
John Tufts,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The mute swan is a formidable rival to California’s most common native swan, the much smaller tundra swan, which is also differentiated by its straight neck and black beak.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Acute cystitis can be differentiated with a urine culture (used to isolate and identify bacteria).—
MD Published,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In Something's Gotta Give, Keaton starred as Erica Barry, a divorced writer who reconnects and finds love with a fellow professional later in life.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Roberts plays an unhappy American in Venice who is wooed by depressed, divorced, and done-with-love Allen in a variety of vaguely dishonest ways.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Atlanta scored first on a 38-yard field goal from Parker Romo, but that came after Huff and Sam Okuayinonu split a third-down sack to minimize a 19-play, 10 ½-minute drive.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Bigger than Alaska and Texas combined, West Antarctica is split from the eastern half of the continent by the Transantarctic Mountains, whose peaks are buried to their chins in ice.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump weighs in on Netanyahu criminal case Trump diverged from his prepared remarks to the Knesset to call on Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu, who faces three criminal charges.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The films diverged from his usual filmography, and Condon reveled in that.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Separated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separated. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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