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separate

[sep-uh-rayt, sep-er-it] / ˈsɛp əˌreɪt, ˈsɛp ər ɪt /






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The legislation put forward in Congress on Friday was divided into two separate decrees.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Smith and pitching coach Mark Prior came out for separate mound visits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Lagos, for its part, still retains its own, separate fashion week.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

"Roman doesn't have a separate guider instrument, like other space telescopes do," Vila said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

“No! You can’t separate us. Please. It won’t happen again. I swear.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

In June, business applications from Gen Z customers grew disproportionately from a year earlier, Bowley said, as did payments to open limited-liability companies, a business structure that separates personal and financial assets and liabilities.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The choice of cathode material, or how the electrolyte – which separates cathode and anode – is formulated are key details influencing the performance and longevity of sodium ion batteries.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

"This study gives us real-world evidence about what separates a storm that is becoming organized from one that remains tilted and less capable of strengthening."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Gap that separates Europe from North America and is the principal Russian submarine route to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The ability to make art is one of our most distinctive features, for it separates us from all other creatures across an evolutionary gap that is unbridgeable.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

A baby separated from his mother during a critical window of his development.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

"Airlines that have separated families are putting profit ahead of passenger peace of mind," he was quoted as saying by the Press Association.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Corteva itself was a spinoff, having separated from DowDuPont in 2019.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

A police barricade separated him from Ms. Townsend and other spectators outside his house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

That same evening a bull separated itself from the herd and came up to my mother’s hut.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

In a Friday post on X, Pope Leo took a definitive stance separating human capabilities from those of AI.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

But as the program makes clear, millions are scammed each year by an ad hoc industry devoted to separating unwitting internet users from their money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Paul Turner of Birmingham is separating himself from all City Section receivers with his big-play catching ability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Those delays can be especially damaging during an outbreak, when identifying cases quickly is essential for separating infected people from others and finding anyone who may have been exposed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

My father hung a blanket in the middle of the room, separating the six in our family from the Luftigs.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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