separated

[ UK /sˈɛpəɹˌe‍ɪtɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈsɛpɝˌeɪtɪd/ ]

ADJECTIVE

being or feeling set or kept apart from others
she felt detached from the group
could not remain the isolated figure he had been
had a set-apart feeling
thought of herself as alone and separated from the others
spaced apart
separated at the joint
a dislocated knee
a separated shoulder
no longer connected or joined
the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases
on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached
a detached part

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How To Use separated In A Sentence

As sea levels rose and the northern Channel Islands separated, each fox population became genetically distinct.
As a lawyer who did a lot of conveyancing I have no problems with conveyancers coming in and doing conveyancing, provided it is done on a level playing field, and provided that they are largely separated from lawyers.
The researchers found no separated bones or partial skeletons, which suggests that the dinosaurs were rapidly entombed while still alive.
Europe was last united in neolithic times, before the inseparable meshwork of land, people, community and trade separated into hierarchy, nations and cities.
It shows fractured blocks of ancient sedimentary rock separated by recent sand dunes.
It would be interested to find out if this study separated San Jose/Silicon Valley MSA from the San Francisco/San Mateo/Marin MSA. The High-Tech Job Capital Is…The Big Apple? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
The disciplines of science and engineering are not always sharply separated.
After they are separated, the keepers feed the chicks by hand and must teach them to swallow whole fish.
Each bottle rests in an independent sleeve from the others so it can also be separated and used again for your wine travel needs. 2010 February | Dr Vino's wine blog
In his novel, he separated the peninsula from the continent, thus permitting the cultural meeting of the peninsular peoples with those from the other side of the Atlantic.

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