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 An appeals court in the nation’s capital handed down the 7-4 decision in lawsuits brought by two women separately fired from agencies that both deal with labor issues, including one with a key role for a federal workforce Trump is aiming to drastically downsize. Lindsay Whitehurst and Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025 In addition the Megaplier, which used to cost an extra dollar in some jurisdictions, will be built-in rather than chosen separately. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025 Go all in on a monochrome set, or embrace playfulness (and a collectors’ eye) with varying colors—each dishwasher-safe porcelain plate is sold separately. Erika Owen, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2025 That corresponded to an assessment separately made by Airwars. Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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