as in individually
not together with someone or something else
The software is sold separately from the hardware. Store the raw meat separately so it doesn't contaminate the other food. The professor met with each student separately.
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Recent Examples of separately
The city is separately paying for the land in a novel way.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
These results held when vulnerable populations of Medicare beneficiaries were analyzed separately and compared to those cared for by physicians, aligning with the findings of many other studies conducted over the past four decades.
—Web Golinkin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Most robots handle these tasks separately, but this limits agility.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
Surveillance footage in the area allegedly showed Holmes and Terry walking separately near the crime scene shortly before the murder.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
These results held when vulnerable populations of Medicare beneficiaries were analyzed separately and compared to those cared for by physicians, aligning with the findings of many other studies conducted over the past four decades.
—Web Golinkin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Most robots handle these tasks separately, but this limits agility.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
Surveillance footage in the area allegedly showed Holmes and Terry walking separately near the crime scene shortly before the murder.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for separately
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separately. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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