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verb

past tense of separate
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Recent Examples of separated
Adjective
Held at Henry and Stacey Winkler‘s home, the event highlighted the organization co-founded by Reinis, which focuses on separated families in border cities. Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026 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 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
Picture show The bridge-building nonprofit Fika is connecting communities in Rwanda separated by rivers and gorges. Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026 Iron minerals are separated from waste based on their magnetic properties. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 For a start, the clubs are separated by almost 140 miles, while the quickest route by train between the two cities involves being over the border in England for a decent stretch of the journey. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 When the relationship between Sperr and Bass eventually ended, Bass committed to continue providing financial support, care and property to her even though they were separated, according to the suit. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026 Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the historic route connected waterfront communities that were once separated by rivers, bays, and marshes, creating a new way for travelers to experience the region’s seafood, architecture, and maritime traditions. Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026 Despite being separated by four million light-years, the gravitational pull inside NGC 7253 is strong enough that the two cosmic neighborhoods are on an inescapable collision course. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026 Festivalgoers were never forced to choose between artists, as sets were separated by 10-minute breaks, preventing overlap. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Both can be separated and opened as needed via long white drapes. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separated
Adjective
  • Dakota Fanning stars as Wendy, a construction worker in Anchorage, Alaska, whose relationship with Jack (Jake Johnson), a money manager and the divorced father of two young children, hits an odd obstacle.
    Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Horrigan plays Alex, a divorced 50-year-old literary agent with a son, Ruari (Aran Murphy), who has failed to launch.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The large-scale protests might have signaled to Beijing that the Hong Kong public was becoming more politically divided and that Tung was losing control.
    Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Like the public writ large, the House of Representatives and the Senate are divided so deeply that Americans don’t have confidence in their ability to make hard choices.
    Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • When their plan goes horribly awry, the couple is parted once again.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In its place is a head of dark, longer hair parted down the middle, with loose curtain bangs falling across his forehead and framing his face.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Dorsey uses solid gold (as well as sterling silver), meaning its pieces are not classified as demi-fine, but a Dorsey diamond tennis necklace will set you back up to $20,000, rather than upwards of $30,000 to $40,000 for a natural diamond version.
    Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That result allows the cell to be classified as all-solid-state under the Chinese standard.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In part, Sperr alleges that Kress has taken full control over Bass’ household and finances, and isolated him from lifelong friends and employees, attorneys wrote in the suit.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This superstition often causes the fielding team to avoid saying the words no-hitter or perfect game and often leaves the pitcher isolated in the dugout.
    Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Consumers have been exposed to a very large number of new icons, many of which are not necessarily differentiated enough from what came before.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Furthermore, its interior will have become differentiated, with the heavier elements sinking to the core.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Guy Miller / Honolulu Civil Beat via AP Gentry Cruz, who manages the property that the storm split in half, was resigned while surveying the extent of the destruction.
    Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • After an intense trial, two separate juries — one for each brother — were split over the charges.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Performance also diverged sharply between the retailer’s businesses.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Over the course of two long and decorated MLB careers — which includes Heyward’s five Gold Gloves, Freeman’s 10 All-Star selections, and five World Series rings between the two of them — their paths diverged and reconnected multiple times.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Separated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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