separately
adverb
sep·a·rate·ly
ˈse-p(ə-)rət-lē 
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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Another survey by the National Sleep Foundation in 2020 found that one in four couples sleep separately, often due to issues like snoring, different schedules or infant care.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The Spa Located separately from the main reception area, the spa is its private oasis, where lush greenery drapes the space.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
In an attempt to understand what exactly went down between these three, Glamour chatted separately with Meg and Madison about their relationships with Mason and with each other.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2025
There’s no denying the Yankees weren’t defensively flawed in 2024, but the issues in that particular inning should be viewed separately, especially because the players were the ones the organization would want involved in the action: the sure-handed Judge, Volpe, Cole and Anthony Rizzo.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The Spa Located separately from the main reception area, the spa is its private oasis, where lush greenery drapes the space.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
In an attempt to understand what exactly went down between these three, Glamour chatted separately with Meg and Madison about their relationships with Mason and with each other.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2025
There’s no denying the Yankees weren’t defensively flawed in 2024, but the issues in that particular inning should be viewed separately, especially because the players were the ones the organization would want involved in the action: the sure-handed Judge, Volpe, Cole and Anthony Rizzo.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for separately
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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separately. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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