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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Instead of a traditional linear assembly line, Tesla builds modules separately before bringing them together late in production.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
King, euro, and standard shams are up for grabs, but inserts are sold separately.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
On both Monday, when planning the day’s ski runs, and Tuesday, when planning their exit, the guides met in a room separately from the clients, the two survivors told The Times.
—Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Paramount+ won Best Activation for Yellowjackets and, separately, Paramount+ Australia scooped Best Trailer.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
King, euro, and standard shams are up for grabs, but inserts are sold separately.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
On both Monday, when planning the day’s ski runs, and Tuesday, when planning their exit, the guides met in a room separately from the clients, the two survivors told The Times.
—Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Paramount+ won Best Activation for Yellowjackets and, separately, Paramount+ Australia scooped Best Trailer.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separately. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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