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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5
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
Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The call on Thursday evening gave Qnity management an opportunity to provide additional insight into the results and offer their own outlook for the separated company, which on Monday began normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange and joined the S & P 500.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
Opponents have said the new 10-foot-wide vehicle lanes are too narrow for fire trucks to navigate; the back-in parking is far too difficult for high school students to use; and the separated bike lanes are hazardous and unnecessary.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
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
Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
That closeness is part of what has always defined Echosmith, a band that has never fully separated life from art.
—Holly Alvarado, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
On Monday, Watkins and Hulsey had to be separated by the on-duty sergeant before their heated face-off escalated during a recess.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
The groups stood next to each other in front of the steps leading to the Supreme Court, separated by barricades.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
Asked repeatedly what separated Tomlin from his peers, his players pointed to his consistency.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
His interest in the future of college sports separated him from other candidates who weren’t as engaged with athletics, according to two people briefed on the search process.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
He was born into slavery in 1853 and early on in life was separated from his mother.
—David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Any interaction, including dialogues and reunions of separated families, between the two Koreas have been suspended in recent years.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The call on Thursday evening gave Qnity management an opportunity to provide additional insight into the results and offer their own outlook for the separated company, which on Monday began normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange and joined the S & P 500.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
Opponents have said the new 10-foot-wide vehicle lanes are too narrow for fire trucks to navigate; the back-in parking is far too difficult for high school students to use; and the separated bike lanes are hazardous and unnecessary.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
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
Verb
Law enforcement and Mishawaka school officials then separated the two groups, according to the Tribune, citing the report.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
That closeness is part of what has always defined Echosmith, a band that has never fully separated life from art.
—Holly Alvarado, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
On Monday, Watkins and Hulsey had to be separated by the on-duty sergeant before their heated face-off escalated during a recess.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
The groups stood next to each other in front of the steps leading to the Supreme Court, separated by barricades.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
Asked repeatedly what separated Tomlin from his peers, his players pointed to his consistency.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
His interest in the future of college sports separated him from other candidates who weren’t as engaged with athletics, according to two people briefed on the search process.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
He was born into slavery in 1853 and early on in life was separated from his mother.
—David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separated
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Helen, who has the most solicitous husband in the world, believes that divorced people give up too easily.—
Allegra Goodman,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
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The two divorced in 1962, in part because Bardot had an affair with Glenn Ford.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
29 Dec. 2025
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Iran’s opposition is weak, divided, largely in exile.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
11 Jan. 2026
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But our fragmented media landscape and the dominance of social media have left us polarized and divided.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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Her hair was styled into a glamorous down style curled at the ends and parted to the side.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The club parted company with Enzo Maresca on New Year’s Day and Rosenior was in place as his successor only five days later.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Perez-Lugones searched systems at his work for classified information without authorization, including a report classified as top secret related to an unspecified foreign country, according to the affidavit.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2026
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His June visit to South Carolina — a key state in presidential primaries — does not appear in the records because it was classified as campaign travel.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Longbow designed the cabin to keep drivers involved rather than isolated.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Public conversations about loneliness tend to collapse a distinction between feeling lonely and being socially isolated—the latter is an objective state that doesn’t inevitably mean a person feels the negative emotions of loneliness.—
Jenny Singer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Human hematopoietic stem cells successfully engrafted, proliferated, and differentiated, closely mimicking how bone marrow functions in the human body.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Jan. 2026
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Hind’s audio was differentiated in green font.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
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Their relationship hasn't been without bumps — the pair briefly split in 2015 — but the couple has managed to weather the ups and downs.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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For a splurge, split a stateroom in The Haven by Norwegian, a ship-within-a-ship concept offering luxury accommodations and 24-hour butler service.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Lam kept making new highs while RSI diverged lower.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2026
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But the school left the conference in the 1960s as its academic ambitions and football capabilities diverged.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Separated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separated. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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