- present tense form of separate (3rd person singular).
separates
Britishplural noun
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To the east, the Adriatic Sea separates Italy from the partially visible Balkan Peninsula.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Both Fida and Ismail lived close to the so-called Yellow Line that separates the areas occupied by the Israeli military in Gaza from areas controlled by Hamas in the west.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In June, business applications from Gen Z customers grew disproportionately from a year earlier, Bowley said, as did payments to open limited-liability companies, a business structure that separates personal and financial assets and liabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Gap that separates Europe from North America and is the principal Russian submarine route to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
From here I can see all of downtown Los Angeles, as well as many of its surrounding sectors, and the thin rim of land that separates the enormous lake from the Pacific Ocean.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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