as in separately
without aid or support
independently came to the same conclusion
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Recent Examples of independently
All products featured on Bon Appétit are independently selected by our editors.
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Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
First, document what makes your operation work, from how a session is run to how a new collaborator is brought in, so those standards exist independently of you.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Tatum has also personally invested in this latest raise for FA Live, which operates independently from his film and TV production company.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Apr. 2026
All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
This enables the vessel to operate independently or as part of a larger network of naval assets.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
First, document what makes your operation work, from how a session is run to how a new collaborator is brought in, so those standards exist independently of you.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Tatum has also personally invested in this latest raise for FA Live, which operates independently from his film and TV production company.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Apr. 2026
All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
This enables the vessel to operate independently or as part of a larger network of naval assets.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for independently
Adverb
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Ipeirotis grades the exams separately, also with the help of AI.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Already, top executives at WBD and Paramount have begun the integration planning process, although the two companies must still operate separately for the time being.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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His numbers rose from 246 total yards in his first three seasons to 717 in his senior campaign alone.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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On homelessness, Gersten supported the city’s current strategy, but raised pointed concerns about cost and scale, noting that Palomar Point’s per-unit price tag of more than $500,000 means such projects alone cannot meet the full need.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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First, according to the authors of this study, researchers have to understand them individually.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Each of the nine ships in the Windjammer fleet is individually owned and has a distinct personality, with beauty, grace, and speed as the unifying elements.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Attempting to close this gap solely by raising the gas tax would require a dramatic increase that is unlikely to be politically viable.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Use them singly as a specimen plant, clustered in a privacy screen, or naturalized along a wood line.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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The revolutionaries’ own internal divisions left them to face the Austrian invasion singly.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Independently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/independently. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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