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separate

Definition for separate

adjective as in alone, individual

verb as in remove something from group; keep or set apart

verb as in part company in a romantic or other relationship

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"At least they would be somewhat separated from local communities," he says.

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Yet there’s a humane warmth at the movie’s core in its study of a woman separated, but not quite fully, from her husband as they continue to be parents to their children.

The progressive cable news channel will be known as MS NOW after it separates from NBC News later this year.

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Alongside facilities that treat sewage, Gaza has separate plants that provide clean drinking water and which have also experienced major damage.

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Gunmen have killed at least 14 people in separate attacks on two villages in central Nigeria's Plateau state, a Red Cross official told AFP on Wednesday.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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