SEPARATING Synonyms: 204 Similar and Opposite Words

separating

verb

present participle of separate

as in dividing

to set or force apart we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight

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as in parting

to go or move in different directions from a central point the searchers separated in order to cover more ground

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as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type separate the students by reading ability

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as in isolating

to set or keep apart from others separated the injured calf from the herd

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as in differentiating

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 separating After all, separating core banking from other activities is the best way to protect Americans from the risks banks keep projecting on FinTechs and crypto firms. — Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Isla Fisher is shedding light on her life since separating from Sacha Baron Cohen. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 Human judgment is what refines it, separating the useful from the merely interesting and supplying the context that no training set holds. — Mohamed Khater, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Chang pointed to the Bering Strait — separating Russia from Alaska — as a strategic vulnerability even on the Arctic route. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The solution required separating public experience from back-of-house function with discipline from the earliest planning stages. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 On the path through the cornfield separating the movie site from the stadium sits a bar and seating areas. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Etzel noted that the order makes several significant changes, which include reducing the number of diseases targeted by childhood vaccines and separating the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine into individual shots. — Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026 The order, signed Monday, advocates separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different single-disease shots and giving all childhood immunizations at separate appointments when possible. — Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

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Experts, however, say the vaccine is safe and effective, and research indicates dividing it into multiple shots has no health benefit.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Of course, there are different genres, and dividing into different genres is OK.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Edwards and Magee spent decades classifying them, and the most important distinction is between a breakaway gap and everything else.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
The hard part of high-risk compliance is finding every AI system in your organization and classifying it, and that inventory does not get easier by starting it in 2027.

— Kuan Archer, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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The MagneDrive system uses magnetic induction for silent, high-torque rotation, isolating the platter from motor vibrations and eliminating belts.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
There’s people who are still feeling pretty vulnerable and are isolating in their homes.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolating

Verb

But cultivating consumer trust, as opposed to pursuing rapid product expansion and chasing virality, has become a defining — and differentiating — aspect of Westman Atelier’s go-to-market model.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Meta is differentiating its new AI coding tool and Muse Spark family of models by price rather than capabilities when compared to popular offerings from from Anthropic and OpenAI, Wang said.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of differentiating

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PennDOT will be implementing a diverging diamond interchange near Robinson Town Centre that doesn't use the existing bridge over the Parkway West.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
There is a constant sense of movement, of visions and voices converging, diverging, allowing gaps and silences, but also a sense of subterranean connectedness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of diverging

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Its license plate readers capture plate numbers along with vehicle characteristics such as make, model and color, and some Flock systems can identify distinguishing features such as bumper stickers or aftermarket modifications.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Seats are wrapped in charcoal Mojave PurLuxe Premium upholstery, accented by contrast blue stitching and matching blue seatbelts, distinguishing it instantly from lower-tier Gravity variants.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026