Separate
verb
To make or become distinct or apart.
Let's separate the light clothes from the dark before washing them.
Often appears as...
- separate from
- separate into
verb
To disunite, to part, to divorce.
After years of unhappiness, they decided to separate.
Often appears as...
- separate from
- separate ways
adjective
Not attached or united, different.
They sleep in separate beds.
Often appears as...
- separate room
- separate space
verb
To distinguish, to treat differently.
It's hard to separate fact from fiction in his stories.
Often appears as...
- separate fact
- separate from
verb
To separate a substance into its components.
The lab technician separated the blood into its components.
Often appears as...
- separate into
- separate from
verb
To make or become distinct or apart.
Let's separate the light clothes from the dark before washing them.
Often appears as...
- separate from
- separate into
verb
To disunite, to part, to divorce.
After years of unhappiness, they decided to separate.
Often appears as...
- separate from
- separate ways
adjective
Not attached or united, different.
They sleep in separate beds.
Often appears as...
- separate room
- separate space
verb
To distinguish, to treat differently.
It's hard to separate fact from fiction in his stories.
Often appears as...
- separate fact
- separate from
verb
To separate a substance into its components.
The lab technician separated the blood into its components.
Often appears as...
- separate into
- separate from
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Separation
Often describes separating objects or items based on characteristics.
Please separate the recyclables from the trash.
Pro Tip 2/2Process Orientation
Can imply a process or steps to sort things or people.
The teacher asked us to separate into groups according to our project topics.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Separation
Often describes separating objects or items based on characteristics.
Please separate the recyclables from the trash.
Pro Tip 2/2Process Orientation
Can imply a process or steps to sort things or people.
The teacher asked us to separate into groups according to our project topics.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Separation
Often describes separating objects or items based on characteristics.
Please separate the recyclables from the trash.
Pro Tip 2/2Process Orientation
Can imply a process or steps to sort things or people.
The teacher asked us to separate into groups according to our project topics.
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave a set of stripes - regions with many electrons separated by regions where there are none at all. Block one of the slits and the stripes go away. This shows that the pattern is a result of each electron going through both slits at the same time.
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Can you solve the temple...
If there's only one group arguing, both others must be telling the truth, and if there are two conflicts, then the possessed students are in separate groups and you can safely trust the majority in both trios since at least two people in each will be truthful. The temple collapses behind you
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
you put them together, and you create a watch. Now if everything else in the universe is like this, why are we different? Why think of ourselves as somehow not just being a collection of all our parts, but somehow being a separate, permanent entity which has those parts?
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How data can predict the...
a way to separate things that are specific to a particular flu outbreak from the underlying principles that drive all these epidemics this is what my research aims to do for example it's likely that social interactions are important in spreading flu during the
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Questions No One Knows...
The vast majority of the galaxies are separating from us so fast that light from them may never reach us. Still, our physical reality here on Earth is intimately connected to those distant, invisible galaxies. We can think of them as part of our universe.
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Why do people join...
A typical cult requires a high level of commitment from its members and maintains a strict hierarchy, separating unsuspecting supporters and recruits from the inner workings. It claims to provide answers to life's biggest questions through its doctrine,
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Debunking the myths of...
and compulsive behaviors, which tend to be time consuming and interfere with work, school or social life to the point of causing significant distress. This set of diagnostic criteria is what separates people suffering from OCD
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The Man Who Can Control...
when swarms invade we are inevitably separated by an invisible barrier created by our different senses and perceptions swarms may share our world but the gulf between us couldn't be greater
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History vs. Cleopatra -...
and later writers filled the gaps with rumors and stereotypes. We may never know the full truth of her life and her reign, but we can separate fact from rumor by putting history on trial.
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Growing Up Transgender...
in my body for the longest time helped me really separate what are physical things and what are my spiritual components i don't think that i succumbed to my
Video examples
Schrödinger's cat: A...
you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave a set of stripes - regions with many electrons separated by regions where there are none at all. Block one of the slits and the stripes go away. This shows that the pattern is a result of each electron going through both slits at the same time.
Video examples
Can you solve the temple...
If there's only one group arguing, both others must be telling the truth, and if there are two conflicts, then the possessed students are in separate groups and you can safely trust the majority in both trios since at least two people in each will be truthful. The temple collapses behind you
Video examples
Julian Baggini: Is there...
you put them together, and you create a watch. Now if everything else in the universe is like this, why are we different? Why think of ourselves as somehow not just being a collection of all our parts, but somehow being a separate, permanent entity which has those parts?
Video examples
How data can predict the...
a way to separate things that are specific to a particular flu outbreak from the underlying principles that drive all these epidemics this is what my research aims to do for example it's likely that social interactions are important in spreading flu during the
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
The vast majority of the galaxies are separating from us so fast that light from them may never reach us. Still, our physical reality here on Earth is intimately connected to those distant, invisible galaxies. We can think of them as part of our universe.
Video examples
Why do people join...
A typical cult requires a high level of commitment from its members and maintains a strict hierarchy, separating unsuspecting supporters and recruits from the inner workings. It claims to provide answers to life's biggest questions through its doctrine,
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
and compulsive behaviors, which tend to be time consuming and interfere with work, school or social life to the point of causing significant distress. This set of diagnostic criteria is what separates people suffering from OCD
Video examples
The Man Who Can Control...
when swarms invade we are inevitably separated by an invisible barrier created by our different senses and perceptions swarms may share our world but the gulf between us couldn't be greater
Video examples
History vs. Cleopatra -...
and later writers filled the gaps with rumors and stereotypes. We may never know the full truth of her life and her reign, but we can separate fact from rumor by putting history on trial.
Video examples
Growing Up Transgender...
in my body for the longest time helped me really separate what are physical things and what are my spiritual components i don't think that i succumbed to my
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
People who work for me know that family comes first. And I'm fortunate to have a family that is very supportive of the work I do, so I don't have to live two separate lives.
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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
You cannot separate your life and your music and your job; everything's linked.
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Lyoto Machida
Brazilian Athlete
Separating your profession from friendship is very difficult.
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Julia Holter
American Musician
A lot of my personal life feels very separate from my music.
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F. W. de Klerk
South African Statesman
For many years, I supported the concept of separate states.
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Lee Mack
English Comedian
I have a very clear separation between my life and my work.
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Paul Wellstone
American Politician
Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.
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Ilhan Omar
American Politician
I try not to think of my life in terms of separation.
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Jeanne Moreau
French Actress
You should not separate your life from what you do.
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John Cage
American Composer
When we separate music from life we get art.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
People who work for me know that family comes first. And I'm fortunate to have a family that is very supportive of the work I do, so I don't have to live two separate lives.
Quote examples
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
You cannot separate your life and your music and your job; everything's linked.
Quote examples
Lyoto Machida
Brazilian Athlete
Separating your profession from friendship is very difficult.
Quote examples
Julia Holter
American Musician
A lot of my personal life feels very separate from my music.
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F. W. de Klerk
South African Statesman
For many years, I supported the concept of separate states.
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Lee Mack
English Comedian
I have a very clear separation between my life and my work.
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Paul Wellstone
American Politician
Never separate the life you live from the words you speak.
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Ilhan Omar
American Politician
I try not to think of my life in terms of separation.
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Jeanne Moreau
French Actress
You should not separate your life from what you do.
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John Cage
American Composer
When we separate music from life we get art.
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