as in separately
without aid or support
independently came to the same conclusion
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Recent Examples of independently
All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
After 45 minutes of CPR, Walker was placed on ECMO, a form of life support used when the heart and lungs can no longer function independently.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Finding the third way Regardless of what SpaceX chooses to do, researchers have already demonstrated how to independently harness signals from Starlink and other low-Earth orbit communications satellite constellations.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Our editors independently choose our recommendations.
—Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 11 May 2026
All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
—Riza Cruz, Vogue, 11 May 2026
PCMag editors select and review products independently.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 May 2026
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026
The controller is an essential oversight check on City Hall because the position is independently elected.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
After 45 minutes of CPR, Walker was placed on ECMO, a form of life support used when the heart and lungs can no longer function independently.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Finding the third way Regardless of what SpaceX chooses to do, researchers have already demonstrated how to independently harness signals from Starlink and other low-Earth orbit communications satellite constellations.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Our editors independently choose our recommendations.
—Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 11 May 2026
All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
—Riza Cruz, Vogue, 11 May 2026
PCMag editors select and review products independently.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 May 2026
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026
The controller is an essential oversight check on City Hall because the position is independently elected.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for independently
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The report also notes that 10 Republican state attorneys general have urged the SEC to closely examine OpenAI’s disclosures ahead of a potential public offering, while Congress has separately requested information about the company’s safeguards around conflicts of interest.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Almonds and dark chocolate provide many healthy benefits when consumed separately.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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These two companies alone account for a meaningful 4% of VEA's portfolio.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Jessica Mack, a health and wellness expert and founder of The Functional Consulting Group who was not involved in the study, said the findings reflect a growing understanding that health is influenced by more than exercise and nutrition alone.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Its approach centered on using machine learning to train neural networks to learn and make decisions in ways that resemble human cognition, rather than programming actions and reactions individually or specializing software for specific tasks (such as playing chess or modeling climate systems).—
Alison Eldridge,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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Enter individually or as a team.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 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.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Over the course of Obsession's 108-minute runtime, Nikki transforms into an self-destructive, possessive, and dangerously violent shadow of her former self as Bear's spell forces her to fixate solely on her unnatural devotion to him—no matter the cost.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 May 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 19 May. 2026.
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