as in separately
for each person or thing
The two problems should be addressed discretely, as one is unrelated to the other.
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separately
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As of earlier this week, Guantanamo Bay's immigration detainees — who are detained separately from the terrorism suspects also held at the U.S. military base — included nationals of China, Jamaica, Liberia and the United Kingdom, according to the federal documents.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025 -
In 1968, when Republican Richard B. Ogilvie was elected governor, voters separately elected future U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, a Democrat, as the state’s No. 2.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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“Discretely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discretely. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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