separately

adverb

sep·​a·​rate·​ly ˈse-p(ə-)rət-lē How to pronounce separately (audio)
ˈse-pərt-lē
: in a separate manner or by separate means : not together with someone or something else
She and her husband drove separately to the restaurant.
The software is sold separately from the hardware.
The professor met with each student separately.

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Meanwhile, an anonymous source told People magazine that Johnson and Simpson have been living separately. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2025 Besides New York and Los Angeles, there are few cities in North America with multiple 15,000-seat arenas that separately house NHL and NBA teams. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2025 Shortly after President Joan Laporta also spoke on the matter, Flick was asked about the central defender's future, which could now alter given an injury to Inigo Martinez confirmed by the club between the club's leader and manager separately facing the media. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, Maia and Max sat separately on a couch—just the two of them. Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for separately 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of separately was circa 1552

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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separately. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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