separate out
phrasal verb
separated out; separating out; separates out
: to remove (someone or something) from a group
Before you put out the trash, you have to separate out the bottles and cans.
Most schools separate out children with learning problems.
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The website offers a variety of products made by independent artists and designers, such as function-forward items like a popcorn bowl that separates out the unpopped kernels.
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Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Distinguish Individual From Organizational Well-Being Remember to separate out programs that can help with individual well-being versus those that can impact the entire organization.
—Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
To separate out specific rare earths, the process uses an organic extractant and exploits subtle differences in the affinity of that extractant for different rare earth elements under particular process conditions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
Burt’s Bees Stocking Stuffers set Drop this stocking stuffer in one traveler's pile, or separate out the goodies into a few stockings—this set comes with hand cream, foot cream, lip balm, and more.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Distinguish Individual From Organizational Well-Being Remember to separate out programs that can help with individual well-being versus those that can impact the entire organization.
—Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
To separate out specific rare earths, the process uses an organic extractant and exploits subtle differences in the affinity of that extractant for different rare earth elements under particular process conditions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
Burt’s Bees Stocking Stuffers set Drop this stocking stuffer in one traveler's pile, or separate out the goodies into a few stockings—this set comes with hand cream, foot cream, lip balm, and more.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Separate out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separate%20out. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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