separately
adverb
sep·a·rate·ly
ˈse-p(ə-)rət-lē 
ˈse-pərt-lē
: in a separate manner or by separate means : not together with someone or something else
She and her husband drove separately to the restaurant.
The software is sold separately from the hardware.
The professor met with each student separately.
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Once visitors reach the Downs, there is a statue of Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day, who has separately won the Derby once, Preakness five times and Belmont twice.
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Ayana Archie, NPR, 2 May 2025
Clay must be bought separately for $4 per pound and shelves must be rented, at $50 per month, to keep works in process.
—Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 1 May 2025
For example, as recently as two years ago, Diaspora Co. would separately import its packaging materials from China and its spices from India.
—Mehrunnisa Wani, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Plant officials met separately with unionized employees, salaried employees and union representatives to deliver news of the factory’s closure.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 May 2025
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Ayana Archie, NPR, 2 May 2025
Clay must be bought separately for $4 per pound and shelves must be rented, at $50 per month, to keep works in process.
—Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 1 May 2025
For example, as recently as two years ago, Diaspora Co. would separately import its packaging materials from China and its spices from India.
—Mehrunnisa Wani, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Plant officials met separately with unionized employees, salaried employees and union representatives to deliver news of the factory’s closure.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for separately
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separately. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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