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as in divides
to set or force apart
we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight
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2
as in parts
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the searchers separated in order to cover more ground
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3
as in classifies
to arrange or assign according to type
separate the students by reading ability
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as in isolates
to set or keep apart from others
separated the injured calf from the herd
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as in differentiates
to understand or point out the difference in
trying to separate science from religion on one specific point
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Recent Examples of separates
What separates toxic ambition, for you, from the simple act of wanting something and trying to get it?
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
The design will retain the outdoor sculpture garden, but the garden would include a new free-to-all arts education center and reading room, and the tall steel fencing that now separates the garden from the public along El Prado and near the Old Globe theater campus would be removed.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
This mindset, more than any specific path, is what separates those who thrive.
—Eric Simons, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
One of the most fundamental divides separates fermions and bosons.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Six tackles is what separates Jordyn Brooks from football immortality.
—Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
What separates a standard clinic from a top-tier facility often comes down to the handling of the biological material—your hair follicles.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
The double-sided, curved wand separates lashes, adds length, and reaches the shortest of lashes.
—Shalwah Evans, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
This rindless, bed-sheet-white cheese is cured and stored in a brine made with salt and either water or its own whey (the watery liquid that separates from the curd during the cheese-making process).
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
The design will retain the outdoor sculpture garden, but the garden would include a new free-to-all arts education center and reading room, and the tall steel fencing that now separates the garden from the public along El Prado and near the Old Globe theater campus would be removed.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
This mindset, more than any specific path, is what separates those who thrive.
—Eric Simons, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
One of the most fundamental divides separates fermions and bosons.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Six tackles is what separates Jordyn Brooks from football immortality.
—Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
What separates a standard clinic from a top-tier facility often comes down to the handling of the biological material—your hair follicles.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
The double-sided, curved wand separates lashes, adds length, and reaches the shortest of lashes.
—Shalwah Evans, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
This rindless, bed-sheet-white cheese is cured and stored in a brine made with salt and either water or its own whey (the watery liquid that separates from the curd during the cheese-making process).
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separates
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Food apartheid in Metcalfe Park Census data show how sharply the food access crisis divides Milwaukee.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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What divides him from Burton is that Hopkins, by a miracle, summoned the clarity to renounce his own destruction.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The machine learning algorithm, meanwhile, classifies and identifies stationary objects that could lead to collisions.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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While recipes vary, the glycemic index (GI)—a scale from one to 100 that measures how quickly a food raises blood sugar—of gingerbread cookies is about 66, which classifies them as a high-glycemic food, according to Alexandria Hardy, RDN, LDN, owner of Pennsylvania Nutrition Services.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
22 Dec. 2025
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With key figures like Governor KathyHochul and Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie already on board, Jeffries’ endorsement isolates remaining holdouts and underscores the growing influence of Democratic socialists in mainstream politics.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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By holding the form constant, Celmins isolates the matter.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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In addition to interior and exterior walls, the machine also creates a slab foundation and footings, Henry said, which differentiates it from other printer designs.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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What differentiates the vehicles is their length.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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According to Harper's Bazaar, the royal family splits their time between the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen and the Chancellery House at Fredensborg Palace, located on the island of Zealand in Denmark.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Clarke, whose splits and underlying numbers were dominant again, set up Fiala for two shot attempts, the second of which generated a rebound and created a scramble.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Neuralink top officials’ public rhetoric about machine-human symbiosis and healthy human implantation diverges sharply from the company’s clinical work helping people with ALS and quadriplegia control a computer with their mind.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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Yet its style diverges significantly from the icy, minimalist chic that has shaped engagement-ring tastes in recent years.—
Emilia Petrarca,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
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Pack argued that quality is precisely what distinguishes his film from modern, perhaps more politicized documentaries on Najaf and Fallujah.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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Liu distinguishes between different forms of industry validation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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In Israel, the literary world censors, silences, distorts, segregates and thus collaborates with the atrocities perpetrated in Gaza.—
Uriel Kon
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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This core-mantle boundary segregates two very different geologic realms.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Separates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separates. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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