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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As of earlier this week, Guantanamo Bay's immigration detainees — who are detained separately from the terrorism suspects also held at the U.S. military base — included nationals of China, Jamaica, Liberia and the United Kingdom, according to the federal documents.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez
july 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
In 1968, when Republican Richard B. Ogilvie was elected governor, voters separately elected future U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, a Democrat, as the state’s No. 2.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
According to their eyewitnesses, Styles and his friends arrived at the tent around 1:45 a.m. on June 29, and this as-yet-unidentified brunette came separately shortly thereafter.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 June 2025
The top lamp lights up your space while the side lamp can be turned on and moved around separately as a reading light.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez
july 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
In 1968, when Republican Richard B. Ogilvie was elected governor, voters separately elected future U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, a Democrat, as the state’s No. 2.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
According to their eyewitnesses, Styles and his friends arrived at the tent around 1:45 a.m. on June 29, and this as-yet-unidentified brunette came separately shortly thereafter.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 June 2025
The top lamp lights up your space while the side lamp can be turned on and moved around separately as a reading light.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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