separating (from)

present participle of separate (from)

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cutting off
Verb
  • The strikes on the Poltava region targeted energy infrastructure facilities, cutting off electricity, water and heating to some communities, authorities said.
    Oleksiy Pshemyskiy, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The floods have also left 11 people missing, inundated more than 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, and damaged roads and railways, cutting off traffic and power in several areas, the government’s disaster agency said in a report.
    Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Separating (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separating%20%28from%29. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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