separates

/ ˈsɛpərɪts, ˈsɛprɪts /

plural noun

1. women's outer garments that only cover part of the body and so are worn in combination with others, usually unmatching; skirts, blouses, jackets, trousers, etc Compare coordinates

Example Sentences

Trevor Marshall, the retired project manager, said he regularly saw orange lights from tankers flashing over the hedge that separates his house from the road.

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“It’s obviously up to the president, but absolutely thrilled that we’re creating now an incentive system that really separates these importers only versus the ones that are manufacturing in America,” Moreno said in the piece.

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He said he hopes officials investigating this fire look for a “confluence of three sets of contributing factors,” which he separates into human-related, organizational and technological factors.

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The Aras River that separates the Islamic Republic and Armenia is the very line the route is set follow.

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What separates football from other sports is just how many factors are at play, making it hard to prepare for everything.

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Related Words

• break 
• detach 
• disconnect 
• divide 
• divorce 
• sever 
• split