SEPARATES (FROM) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

separates (from)

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present tense third-person singular of separate (from)

as in withdraws (from)

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cuts off

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Remote work cuts off young workers from much of that organic mentoring.

— Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
Architects must build a central kill switch that instantly cuts off the AI if an anomaly occurs.

— Naveen Jayaram, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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