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
And they were buried together in a single pit, which was unusual for the time as Christian custom dictated that people, even if they have been executed, were normally buried separately, Aldred said.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Jackson, meanwhile, had separately floated his interest in working on a libretto, and Costanzo made the match.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
The Justice Department is separately investigating Fed Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Comparing cruise pricing to booking hotels, meals, and transportation separately often reveals just how much is bundled into that upfront cost and makes budgeting in advance more manageable.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Jackson, meanwhile, had separately floated his interest in working on a libretto, and Costanzo made the match.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
The Justice Department is separately investigating Fed Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Comparing cruise pricing to booking hotels, meals, and transportation separately often reveals just how much is bundled into that upfront cost and makes budgeting in advance more manageable.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for separately
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Larger groups might be interested in the Grove Lodge, a short walk from the Mountain House, which has six individual rooms and a great foyer that can be booked for one group stay or individually.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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The new board members — Yaneli Molina, Hatim Mahmoud Yusuf, Nadeem Ashraf Khan, Asim Hussain Khan and Faisal Abbas — were also named individually in the lawsuit.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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Information about the Bilt Palladium Card has been collected independently by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer of the card prior to publication.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separately. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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