separately

as in individually
not together with someone or something else The software is sold separately from the hardware. Store the raw meat separately so it doesn't contaminate the other food. The professor met with each student separately.

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Recent Examples of separately The Texans, who moved to New York separately after college, connected by playing mahjong at Teng’s apartment during the Covid-19 pandemic. Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025 Butler was planning to fly separately to meet the Heat in Milwaukee ahead of its matchup with the Bucks. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 When sleeping in different beds becomes a problem Of course, sometimes sleeping separately does spell problems for a relationship. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025 Five miles northeast of Somerset, Miraflores Winery’s Primitivo grapes are cloned from the same vines as its zinfandel, but grown and processed separately to bring out their minute differences. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for separately

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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separately. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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