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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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One of the biggest remaining uncertainties has been how often selenium-74 is broken apart by gamma rays during stellar explosions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"My world didn't wobble – it fell apart," Mel says.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Farther up Main Street, planter boxes are falling apart, with tree roots snaking down the wall, uprooting concrete and auditioning for roles in a sequel to “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

I’ve told them we’d met different friendship groups when they put us into new sets and that we just drifted apart.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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