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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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But the latest economic data show the labor market more broadly—beyond tech—is not falling apart.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

In fact, it’s the quickest oversold-to-overbought move apart from the seven-day spike in August 1982, according to Julian Emanuel, a strategist at Evercore ISI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Not to point out the obvious, but this is one of the things that sets me apart.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

“The Cost of Divorce” is the name of a new series examining what tears marriages apart, and the many directions the damaging ripples spread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

They were at the bus stop, but standing apart from the other kids, out of the glow of the streetlight.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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