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apart

[uh-pahrt] / əˈpɑrt /
ADVERB
separate
Synonyms
STRONG
aside
WEAK
afar alone aloof away by itself cut off disassociated disconnected distant distinct divorced excluded exclusively freely independent independently individually isolated lone wolf separated separately singly special to itself to one side
Antonyms
WEAK
together

Example Sentences

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Snyder envisioned his song as a waltz, but apart from the three 1923 recordings, no one performed it that way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The two couldn’t agree on price and talks fell apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

For the first time in this type of research, they also included data from twins who were raised apart.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

After 21 hours of back and forth in the Pakistani capital, Washington and Tehran remain far apart on key sticking points, including Iran's nuclear programme.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

It fell apart on teacher’s desk, and Little Britches peered into it.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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