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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The Hulu + Live TV and Fubo brands will remain separately sold and marketed.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
The Texas House has separately issued arrest warrants for the missing lawmakers.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The blend consists of just 160 barrels and each component was aged separately before being married together and bottled at cask strength of 122.5 proof with no chill filtration.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
The couple, who had pleaded guilty to 190 counts of corpse abuse, are being tried separately, according to CBS.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
The Texas House has separately issued arrest warrants for the missing lawmakers.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The blend consists of just 160 barrels and each component was aged separately before being married together and bottled at cask strength of 122.5 proof with no chill filtration.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
The couple, who had pleaded guilty to 190 counts of corpse abuse, are being tried separately, according to CBS.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separately. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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