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
These prices usually don’t include follow-up care, medication, or aftercare, which are all charged for separately.
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William Jones, USA Today, 11 July 2025
While accessories like the Surface Pro Flex Keyboard are forever sold separately, the $500 savings on the tablet make picking up that cool detachable keyboard cover much easier.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
For new items, turn the garment inside out and wash it separately to avoid any color transfer.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
As of earlier this week, Guantanamo Bay's immigration detainees — who are detained separately from the terrorism suspects also held at the U.S. military base — included nationals of China, Jamaica, Liberia and the United Kingdom, according to the federal documents.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez
july 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
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William Jones, USA Today, 11 July 2025
While accessories like the Surface Pro Flex Keyboard are forever sold separately, the $500 savings on the tablet make picking up that cool detachable keyboard cover much easier.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
For new items, turn the garment inside out and wash it separately to avoid any color transfer.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
As of earlier this week, Guantanamo Bay's immigration detainees — who are detained separately from the terrorism suspects also held at the U.S. military base — included nationals of China, Jamaica, Liberia and the United Kingdom, according to the federal documents.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez
july 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separately. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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