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separated

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verb

past tense of separate
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Recent Examples of separated
Adjective
Davis suffered a separated shoulder early in the game versus Fairleigh-Dickinson and underwent surgery Wednesday. — Steve Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 Plans also incorporate a 10-foot-wide paved side path along the school side of the corridor, providing a separated walking and biking trail. — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 In this tense, uneasy landscape, a separated couple, Natalie and Asher, reunite to take their child, Logan, on a trip to tour colleges in both territories. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 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 This is because pre-shredded varieties contain anti-caking agents and preservatives, which help the shreds stay separated but also affect the cheese’s flavor and texture. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 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 Whereas within cool-guy culture, things are a little bit more separated. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Beckman portrayed the first lady's work on the ceasefire as an extension of her efforts to help reunite Russian and Ukrainian children with their families after they were separated by Russia's war against Ukraine. — Ben Finley, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 Her parents had recently separated, and her mother, Alta Apantenco, was working as a waitress to support herself and her young daughter. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026 Down a long path, a wooden fence separated walkers from white flowers dotting the expansive grassy landscape. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 Chief among them was that of the Bodnariu family, who occupied international headlines for several months after they were separated from their five children in November 2015. — Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 The couple married in April 2001 and separated in August 2025 after more than two decades together. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 After the couple separated in 2015, Affleck reportedly lived for a time in the subterranean guesthouse. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026 The power and shuffle/no shuffle switches were also separated into separate controls. — Eric Griffith, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile Circulose needs cotton-rich textiles, identified and separated to a specific standard, and the work of producing that isn’t what the system pays for. — Erik Lagerblad, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separated
Adjective
  • Lenni, a child welfare worker and divorced mother of two, spends her days fighting for other people’s families while her own is in a constant state of hilarious chaos.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
  • During the ordeal, Del Mar started a group called Fathers Helping Fathers, which advocated for unwed or divorced fathers seeking legal advice on custody.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But from the moment it was announced in November 2025, the wealth tax divided Democrats and some labor groups.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Constitution’s requirement of a two-thirds super-majority to remove a leader guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors is an all but insurmountable barrier in a country that has become as divided as this one.
    — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Her light brown hair is also parted down the middle and worn loose around her face.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Snow’s straight blond hair was parted down the middle and flowed over her shoulders in loose layers.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Okechukwu, who is classified as a sophomore, had six points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in 21 minutes as Tech won easily 64-37 over Charlotte.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • During the sentencing, Kavedza said that 183 victims died of starvation, defined as a complete lack of food, and the deaths of the other eight were classified as murder by direct homicide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • According to the Sheriff’s Office, investigators determined the killing resulted from a domestic situation and appears to be isolated.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Many are realizing that alone time isn’t about feeling isolated.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • So women like Madonna and Grace Jones and Pat Benatar burst onto the scene with crops that differentiated them from the it girls of yore.
    — Molly Mulshine, InStyle, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Novo, however, maintains CagriSema is effective and differentiated enough from its other drugs to draw significant demand.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Global Methodist Church, a conservative group, split from the denomination in 2022.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The men and women, both of whom split their home games between Hartford and M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion on campus, have staged periodic doubleheaders in the years since, when schedules intersected.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • But after the Chiefs’ plan was formally announced in late 2025, the two candidates have diverged.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Investors diverged from doctors Moderna shares fell as much as 25% Thursday, before regaining some ground, after partial data from the trial leaked on social media.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Separated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separated. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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