separateness

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Recent Examples of separateness These immigrants, who first settled the backcountry of Pennsylvania before pushing farther to the western and southern frontier, brought with them a cultural and linguistic separateness that had an immense impact on the speech of the American heartland. Valerie Fridland, Big Think, 21 Apr. 2026 Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness. Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 Since becoming president of Taiwan, last May, Lai has asserted Taiwan’s separateness from the mainland and muted his predecessor’s efforts to reassure Beijing. Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025 Its geographic remoteness has cultivated a sense of separateness, with ancient inhabitants speaking a distinct dialect of Hawaiian. Meredith Bryan, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separateness
Noun
  • But after a morning of pastoral Tyrolean views, followed by a convivial lunch at a lakefront restaurant, my commitment to solitude wavered.
    Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • Raven ended a years-long reprieve from public life by using metaphorical interpretations of water and emergence to lay out the importance of intentional solitude.
    Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • Apple and Google, however, say opening up their platforms could raise serious privacy concerns.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • The privacy question is about sharing a little bit of information once, at account creation, in order to grant a social media company the right to take, use, and sell gigabytes of your personal information for many years to come.
    Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • Across society, loneliness and social isolation continue to rise.
    Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Irritability and low energy and a knife-sharp craving for isolation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • This trend exacerbates existing loneliness and isolation, transforming work from a community hub into a less fulfilling, individualistic experience.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Freelance writer and editor Lucy Schiller bumped up against the issues of aging, eldercare and loneliness through her grandmothers.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • When Johnson launched Johnson Products in 1954, Black businesses faced segregation and exclusion.
    Deloris Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • DeVriese-Sebilla said those attitudes had lasting consequences for Argentine, describing housing segregation as one of the community’s greatest historical challenges.
    Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

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“Separateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separateness. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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