separates
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The video from Part 1 separates into red, green and blue color components, and is inspired by Monet separating instead of mixing color.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The discipline to use it is what separates the household that’s ready from the one that isn’t.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
When debris first separates from an asteroid or comet, the fragments stay tightly grouped together.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
But it is the newfound defensive maturity that separates the current crop from Arsenal teams of the past.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
He had gone to San Francisco for the books he needed and had written for a number of separates.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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