independently

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Adverb
  • Once visitors reach the Downs, there is a statue of Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day, who has separately won the Derby once, Preakness five times and Belmont twice.
    Ayana Archie, NPR, 2 May 2025
  • Plant officials met separately with unionized employees, salaried employees and union representatives to deliver news of the factory’s closure.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 May 2025
Adverb
  • Parent pro-tip: When your kids are old enough to stay home alone and take care of themselves, a whole new world opens!
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 25 Apr. 2025
  • It is thus calculated that in the US alone, switching over to the Nautilus urinal could result in water savings of up to 10 million liters (2.6 million US gal) per day.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Saylor also wrote that the student's record record wouldn't be updated based solely on an unspecified finding in the National Crime Information Center that resulted in her termination.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • As for the cost of solar microgrids, the off-grid study mentioned earlier showed near parity in costs of using microgrids powered with a mix of solar and gas and solely gas-powered ones.
    Greg Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Understanding Squash Vine Borers The adult female moths lay small reddish-brown disc-like eggs (about 1mm in diameter) singly at the base of each plant stem, depositing about 200 eggs during her lifetime.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Runners singly crisscross the street in black balaclavas and tight-fitting black tops and black tights and black gloves.
    Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Independently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/independently. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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