independently

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Recent Examples of independently That creates a practical limit on how much work organizations can delegate, even when individual agents are capable of completing tasks independently. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026 This article was sponsored by AliExpress, however, all products were independently selected by our editors. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 1 Nov. 2026 Moreover, the claims in the book were never independently verified and were disputed by Smith’s childhood doctor and her family’s former neighbors. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 Florida should protect the pharmacy access that helps older residents live independently and manage their health. — L. Prather McKinnon, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 Charter schools are tuition-free public schools that operate independently of traditional districts and now account for 16% of Mecklenburg County enrollment, with statewide charter enrollment up 6% for the 2024-25 year. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026 Employees need to know what an agent can access, change and handle independently. — Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Be suspicious of unexpected statement links Even when an email looks authentic, use the SSA website independently to access your information. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 But the remaining controls are customizable, with options to adjust the left and right earbud controls independently. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for independently
Adverb
  • President Karol Nawrocki, who belongs to PiS, was elected separately last year.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Instead of programming the system separately for object recognition, motion tracking, or distance estimation, the team trained F³ to predict future events based on previous signals.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Reaching the Sun’s core temperature alone would therefore fall short of what many reactor designs require.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Grab a cozy blanket, light a crackling fire, and perhaps don’t read these poems alone.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Right guard Robert Hunt, who’s individually struggled this year but as a leader of the team has answered to questions of his and his unit’s play all season, had very few words.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Attackers were always stitching together remote vulnerabilities with privilege-escalation bugs that individually looked harmless.
    — Rohit Dhamankar, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • However, this also means that Googlebooks are limited solely to running Android apps.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When comparing lenders, Miranda advises not to focus solely on the advertised interest rate.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 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 4 Nov. 2026.

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