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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

In another setup, the atoms are spaced farther apart but connected in a carefully tuned way so that waves remain synchronized.

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

Plus, the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks fall apart, and a chatbot relationship proves fatal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

She was old and tough but we ate every shred of meat and sucked on the bones until they fell apart in our mouths.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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