separate
verb (used with object)
to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space.
has been separating
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present perfect progressiveof separate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The city has been separating COVID-positive children from their parents, citing epidemic prevention requirements, which has prompted a widespread public outcry.
From Reuters ● Apr. 4, 2022
Officials said talks were underway to extend a demarcation line that has been separating U.S.- and Russian-backed fighters on the ground as fighting pushes toward Islamic State's last major Syrian stronghold, the Deir al-Zor region.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2017
A belt of fog has been separating Russia from the rest of the world.
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