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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The final straw came when both the friend and his wife separately asked to stay again, even though the woman’s parents were about to visit from abroad.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 25 July 2025
One of the signature events on PBS this fall will be Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, a six-part, 12-hour series produced separately from American Experience.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2025
Non-eligible computer items for tax-free weekend include: Monitors, keyboards, speakers, and scanners sold separately from computers
Individually purchased software or other software not part of a preloaded software package at the initial purchase of a computer.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 July 2025
Reward creative thinking separately from implementation and model embracing uncertainty yourself.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 25 July 2025
One of the signature events on PBS this fall will be Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, a six-part, 12-hour series produced separately from American Experience.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2025
Non-eligible computer items for tax-free weekend include: Monitors, keyboards, speakers, and scanners sold separately from computers
Individually purchased software or other software not part of a preloaded software package at the initial purchase of a computer.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 25 July 2025
Reward creative thinking separately from implementation and model embracing uncertainty yourself.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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