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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
These elements are produced alongside californium-252 and need to be separated during processing. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 The boy had lived with his grandparents for 12 years after his parents had separated, Atthapol said. CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Medics treat heat stroke and other ailments from trailers while an announcer calls out an endless stream of names of people separated from their families. Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026 His Line of Fire character, Mike Hollingsworth, is a father and husband, though he and his wife Jane (Davis) are currently separated. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, he is separated from his wife, who now lives with their two children at her father’s place. Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026 Plaza was previously married to filmmaker Jeff Baena, though the two separated in 2024 before his death in January 2025. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Follow-through, not the announcement, is what separated them. Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 In gases, such as air, atoms and molecules are separated from each other by lots of space. Robin MacAluso, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separated
Adjective
  • Special rules apply to adopted, kidnapped, or foster children; those who were born and died in the same year; and children of divorced or separated parents.
    Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The divorced couple has also been involved in a bitter custody battle over their 2-year-old daughter.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The country has been divided for years between rival administrations, each backed by armed groups and foreign governments.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Wall Street divided on Fed outlook The war with Iran continues to add to the uncertainty.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And the cut looks very fresh, with Kardashian's honey-bronde hair parted in the center and worn loose with just a teeny bit of wavy texture at the ends.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Already this year, surgeons parted twins from Morocco, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Tanzania.
    Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Non-compliance with the law is now classified as a Class C felony.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Genetic testing tied Behne's infection to the broader outbreak, according to the lawsuit, and the Minnesota Department of Health classified her case as outbreak-associated on July 1.
    Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As Davud is drawn back into addiction, Shams grows increasingly isolated among the building’s workers, veterans and outcasts.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Those are three elements the experiment isolated, stripped of everything a real deal layers on top.
    ESMT Berlin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Investing more time up front in strategy leads to stronger creative, clearer messaging and campaigns that are differentiated, relevant and aligned with measurable business outcomes.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Complicated births that require, for example, extended time laboring will now be differentiated and might cost more, while uncomplicated births will cost less.
    Camille A. Clare, STAT, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • While Sebastiaan Bornauw was staying wide on the right of the back three, Trafford came out to split Tarik Muharemovic and Jaka Bijol, offering them a passing option.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The admission, an aside in a wide-ranging interview, raised eyebrows in the recovery community given the star’s very public embrace of sobriety after joining a 12-step program following his 2016 split from wife Angelina Jolie.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The countries have diverged not only over such long-standing issues as trade, Taiwan, human rights, and espionage but also, increasingly, over the politics of technology.
    Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Markets and consumers have diverged in their opinions and outlooks over the past five years.
    Derek Horstmeyer, Fortune, 31 July 2026

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“Separated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separated. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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