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present participle of separate.

separating

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between adv.
choosing n.
division n.
selecting n.
severance n.
threshing n.

ADVERB

between

Synonyms

STRONG

betwixt

WEAK

amid amidst among at intervals bounded by centrally located enclosed by halfway in in the middle in the midst of in the seam in the thick of inserted interpolated intervening medially mid midway

NOUN

choosing

Synonyms

STRONG

culling deciding electing picking

WEAK

choice election exercising judgment making a choice making up one's mind option selection

NOUN

division

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STRONGEST

distribution

STRONG

analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjuncture dismemberment dissolution disunion divorce parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection severance subdivision vivisection

WEAK

breaking down breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance distinguishing disuniting dividing rending splitting up

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment combination connection union

WEAK

accord agreement juncture system unification unison unity whole

NOUN

selecting

Synonyms

STRONG

appointing culling denominating determining electing indicating isolating picking

WEAK

appointment choice denomination determination election isolation selection separation

NOUN

severance

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STRONG

analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjunction disjuncture dismemberment dissolution distribution disunion divorce divorcement parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection separation split subdivision vivisection

WEAK

breaking down breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance disseverment distinguishing disuniting dividing rending splitting up

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment closing closure combination connection juncture marriage union

NOUN

threshing

Synonyms

STRONG

beating flailing garnering harvesting sifting treading winnowing

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It comes just weeks after the Chinese-developed, Singapore-based company said it had resumed independent operations after separating from the US tech giant.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Lord Archer often appeared incapable of separating autobiographical fact from fantasy in his continuing drive for public recognition.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

In a Friday post on X, Pope Leo took a definitive stance separating human capabilities from those of AI.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The U.S. bond market reversed course Thursday, as investors started separating perceived winners from losers among the debt of developed countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Claiborne Paul Ellis, known to everyone as C.P., lived just a weed patch north of the railroad tracks separating white Durham from black.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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