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apart adv.
per se adv.

ADVERB

apart

Synonyms

STRONG

aside

WEAK

afar alone aloof away 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

ADVERB

per se

Synonyms

WEAK

alone as such by and of itself by definition by its very nature fundamentally in essence in itself independently intrinsically of itself singularly solely virtually

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by itself

But the new research indicates that congenital infection by itself may not be enough to distinguish venereal syphilis from other diseases caused by related treponemal bacteria.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

I think it’s hard because when you think about these labels, some are interestingly thoughtful and some are pretty broad like “electronic” by itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

It’s effectively tapping the economic brakes all by itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

That was the real survival infrastructure; not joy by itself, but joy attached to community and vigilance.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Whatever the problems of the one in 12,000,000 figure, rarity by itself shouldn’t necessarily be evidence of anything.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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