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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Tickets sold separately for special events.
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Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
On Friday, Allen's lawyers said he was reassessed and deemed not to be a risk, but was still held in a form of protective custody that resulted in him being held separately.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Vitamin E oil, hyaluronic acid and glycerin are added separately, with mixing in between.
—Ryan Brennan
may 5, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
That suspension is separately being challenged in court.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 May 2026
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Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2026
On Friday, Allen's lawyers said he was reassessed and deemed not to be a risk, but was still held in a form of protective custody that resulted in him being held separately.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Vitamin E oil, hyaluronic acid and glycerin are added separately, with mixing in between.
—Ryan Brennan
may 5, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
That suspension is separately being challenged in court.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 May 2026
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 9 May. 2026.
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