- present tense form of separate (3rd person singular).
separates
Example Sentences
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Anak Krakatoa, which means Child of Krakatoa, sits in a strait that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
No provider separates the companies buying for themselves from the hosts renting the same chips out again, so the proportion is unknown from outside, and the market prices it as though the answer were zero.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
As for millennials, if you’re looking to draw that line for the current crop of thirty-to-fortysomethings, the point that separates Gen Y’s art and all that came before, look no further than Lena Dunham.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Utah uses global revenue to calculate its thresholds for taxation, while the Illinois law separates digital from other forms of advertising.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Let’s say that the dash separates the line, so that we will look at the last three words, ‘am that is.’
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
