- present participle of separate.
separating
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She noticed white powder had started separating from his forehead.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Additional research will be necessary to determine whether the same cellular mechanisms operate in humans and whether separating brain rewiring from psychedelic effects can produce effective treatments for depression, PTSD, or other psychiatric disorders.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
What began as a way to share our success became something more meaningful: an opportunity to dismantle barriers separating people from capital markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The dusk/dawn line separating the light and dark of sunlight’s path over the Earth is known as the terminator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
The color line no longer bothered C.P., but there remained the far less visible but just as substantial line of class separating himself from people like Howard Clement.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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