- present participle of separate.
separating
Example Sentences
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Separating the final products is also a challenge.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Separating myth from reality is a challenge, but avid researchers have managed to sketch the outlines of a life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
Separating a parent from their child is a drastic action.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
Separating from the military takes months, and will almost certainly be complicated by a red flag in one’s record for disobeying orders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Separating oxygen from the atmosphere is difficult and time-consuming, but adding it is as simple as opening a valve.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
