- present participle of separate.
separating
Example Sentences
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Paul Turner of Birmingham is separating himself from all City Section receivers with his big-play catching ability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Those delays can be especially damaging during an outbreak, when identifying cases quickly is essential for separating infected people from others and finding anyone who may have been exposed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Just weeks after its trading debut, Pasqal is partnering with USA Rare Earth to find better chemicals for separating rare earths minerals.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Postage stamps used to come apart with a string of muted pops, their perforations separating serially like tiny zippers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Operation Gold began in the summer of 1954 with the construction of a drab-looking warehouse sitting just over the boundary separating East and West Berlin.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
