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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Apparently, a majority of people under 40 don’t bother separating out their darks and lights, and your Southern mother is shuddering.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
At the same time, our churches have tried to separate out political support for the nation of Israel and our relationships with Jews.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 6 Oct. 2024
In return for giving up the possibility of reprocessing fuel and thus separating out weapons-grade material, the country using the fuel would free itself from the challenges of managing nuclear waste.
—Ernest Moniz, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2011
His blood was drawn from a catheter in his vein and run through a centrifuge to separate out the stem cells.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
At the same time, our churches have tried to separate out political support for the nation of Israel and our relationships with Jews.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 6 Oct. 2024
In return for giving up the possibility of reprocessing fuel and thus separating out weapons-grade material, the country using the fuel would free itself from the challenges of managing nuclear waste.
—Ernest Moniz, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2011
His blood was drawn from a catheter in his vein and run through a centrifuge to separate out the stem cells.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Separate out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separate%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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