- present tense form of separate (3rd person singular).
separates
Example Sentences
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In June, business applications from Gen Z customers grew disproportionately from a year earlier, Bowley said, as did payments to open limited-liability companies, a business structure that separates personal and financial assets and liabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Sliced Bread separates science fact from the marketing fiction.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Liquid chromatography separates the many different chemicals in a mixture so that researchers can study them individually.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
“That’s honestly the thing that separates him. That’s pretty rare to find.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
A bulletproof partition separates the customers from the cashier.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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