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apart

[uh-pahrt] / əˈpɑrt /
ADVERB
separate
Synonyms
STRONG
aside
WEAK
afar alone aloof away by itself cut off disassociated disconnected distant distinct divorced excluded exclusively freely independent independently individually isolated lone wolf separated separately singly special to itself to one side
Antonyms
WEAK
together

Example Sentences

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The two couldn’t agree on price and talks fell apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

One approach focuses on nearby space, measuring distances to stars and galaxies to calculate how fast everything is moving apart.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Plus, the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks fall apart, and a chatbot relationship proves fatal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

He will also be wary of PSG's threat on the counter-attack that has torn apart better teams than this current Liverpool side.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Jiller, Rowan's mother, said that since childhood no one had ever seen them apart.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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