separately

adverb

sep·a·rate·ly ˈse-p(ə-)rət-lē

ˈse-pərt-lē

Synonyms of separately

: 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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Williams argued that without a viable federal copyright claim, Hugo’s state-law claims involving breach of fiduciary duty and an incomplete accounting should also be dismissed, leaving him free to pursue those claims separately in state court. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026 The architecture is designed to support multiple robot platforms, allowing skills to adapt to different applications rather than being developed separately for each machine. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Elon Musk has separately given another $276 million to Republican groups since July and helped boost the GOP's Senate Leadership Fund super PAC to a record quarter. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 In addition to cutting down drying time and saving energy, drying towels separately from other laundry items helps protect lighter or more delicate fabrics, Karlidag says. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for separately

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circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of separately was circa 1552

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