separates
Example Sentences
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This structure separates spiders and their relatives from insects, which instead have antennae at the front of their bodies.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The last time Geumseong saw his mother was in June 2019, on the banks of the Yalu River which separates China from North Korea.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
To produce oil there, the industry separates heavy oil, or bitumen, from the sands through an underground process that uses steam.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Sedlander said the agents backed Olivar up against the wood railing that separates the public area from where the parties sit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Perhaps the square is empty; perhaps it’s only a marker, a time marker that separates the time before it from the time after.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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