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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Parking passes also have to be bought separately for $21 each game online.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
His attorneys have separately asked for a two-month delay to resolve other evidentiary disputes.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
The Paris meeting marks a shift from Trump's previous approach of negotiating separately with Ukraine and Russia.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Johnson and Reno passed the track between them, each working separately, adding and subtracting small pieces.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
His attorneys have separately asked for a two-month delay to resolve other evidentiary disputes.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
The Paris meeting marks a shift from Trump's previous approach of negotiating separately with Ukraine and Russia.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Johnson and Reno passed the track between them, each working separately, adding and subtracting small pieces.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.
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