separate out
phrasal verb
separated out; separating out; separates out
: to remove (someone or something) from a group
Before you put out the trash, you have to separate out the bottles and cans.
Most schools separate out children with learning problems.
Examples of separate out in a Sentence
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Over time, majorities in both societies may recognize that the only way to secure the future for their children is to separate out of respect rather than engage out of hatred.
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Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
In simple terms: the cathode is separated out from the battery cell, regenerated in a chemical process and then placed back in a cell.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
That would entail flying a harvester to the moon, which would scoop up the regolith, then its processor would separate out the Helium-3.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Some travelers use packing cubes as a way to separate out types of clothing — shirts, pants, socks, etc.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
Others were disheartened by transgender being separated out as a category from male, female and nonbinary in the gender question instead of including the options of transgender man and transgender woman.
—Mike Schneider, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Reiss worries that Ladapo’s new idea, of choosing not to separate out unvaccinated kids during a school outbreak, could end up spreading to other jurisdictions.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2024
Republic trash trucks pick up municipal waste and deliver it to transfer stations, including one in Anaheim, where green waste and materials that can be recycled are separated out.
—Kevin Smith, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2024
An absorbent would then separate out the lithium before the lithium-free water would be pumped back underground.
—Associated Press, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
In simple terms: the cathode is separated out from the battery cell, regenerated in a chemical process and then placed back in a cell.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
That would entail flying a harvester to the moon, which would scoop up the regolith, then its processor would separate out the Helium-3.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Some travelers use packing cubes as a way to separate out types of clothing — shirts, pants, socks, etc.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
Others were disheartened by transgender being separated out as a category from male, female and nonbinary in the gender question instead of including the options of transgender man and transgender woman.
—Mike Schneider, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Reiss worries that Ladapo’s new idea, of choosing not to separate out unvaccinated kids during a school outbreak, could end up spreading to other jurisdictions.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2024
Republic trash trucks pick up municipal waste and deliver it to transfer stations, including one in Anaheim, where green waste and materials that can be recycled are separated out.
—Kevin Smith, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2024
An absorbent would then separate out the lithium before the lithium-free water would be pumped back underground.
—Associated Press, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Separate out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separate%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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