independently

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Recent Examples of independently It was made in secret and released independently with the backing of its producer The Guardian, and MK2. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026 These findings provide the first direct evidence that a PDW can exist independently of the main superconducting phase. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026 Instinct itself tells users to independently verify actions taken by its assistant. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The report also found that the LAFD leaders who initially oversaw the Palisades fire response lacked experience with large, complicated fires, causing other agencies to operate independently of the department instead of joining forces. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Otherwise, responses may reflect previous interactions rather than the perception the model has formed independently. — Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Peak and Pace now has a team of nine contractors who lead its events almost completely independently from its founder. — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026 In New Jersey, a governor can't fire the lieutenant governor because the post is independently elected. — Mike Catalini, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026 Some police agencies, including the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, have announced plans to independently go beyond the state’s measure and suspend license plate cameras entirely. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for independently
Adverb
  • Be sure to check whether either saves any money compared with buying the power bank or power station separately.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Instinct says users can separately delete data indexed from outside sources.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft alone invested a staggering $400 billion in 2025 – and that was just on data centers.
    — Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Some novelty bloody bath mat products function alone in place of other bathmats, while others are placed on top of proper bath mats for safe usage.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • The state should have to individually make cases to collect the money rather than automatically applying liens.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • An exploitable attack path may consist of findings that would not individually justify an emergency fix but collectively provide access to business-critical systems and data.
    — Taylor Morgan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • But when an event swells to the size of a city — the New York City Marathon had nearly 60,000 finishers last year — climate risk is no longer solely a personal matter.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • During a separate appearance at the Bloomberg conference, RedBird Capital Partners founder Gerry Cardinale, a Paramount investor and board member, said finding $6 billion in cuts would be relatively easy, and would not be focused solely on layoffs.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Plant singly as an accent or mass in mixed borders and privacy plantings.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 July 2026
  • When eggs or embryos are destroyed as the result of commercial egg storage tank failures, lawsuits may follow, singly, as a group, or in a class action.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026

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“Independently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/independently. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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