On their own
Separately and on their own are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Separately" instead an adverb phrase "On their own".
Separately
Separately adverb - Apart from others.
On their own and separately are semantically related. You can use "On their own" instead an adverb "Separately".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Iri and shim can also be used separately, but it's less common simply because those genes are much more often seen together than on their own.
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We Really Do Care: Keitaro and Naru go off on their own vacations separately but wind up together anyway.
Source: Manga / Love Hina -
Fishing for Mooks: Works great—Hide or Move Silently works against every enemy separately, and mooks who noticed PC pursue on their own, leaving their pals idle.
Source: Video Game / Neverwinter Nights
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