- present participle of separate.
separating
Example Sentences
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"Our nation's bedrock principle of separating church and state means that families and faith communities -- not politicians -- get to decide what role religion plays in children's lives," Kempf said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
As transistor components approach atomic dimensions, however, the interfaces separating different materials become increasingly important.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
In the second quarter, the company worked to make its AI lending models better at separating low-risk customers from high-risk customers, according to CEO Paul Gu.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Hearn has maintained that he merely touched material that was already separating from the surface and did not cause any damage.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Late that night we were still at work, cleaning the fish, hulling the rice, separating the grain from the husk.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
