as in different
not the same or shared
it was late when the concert let out, so we all went our respective ways
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Recent Examples of respective
The team can activate their respective 21-day practice windows as early as Monday.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Carmel and Brookfield maintained their respective rankings from last year's iteration of the report.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
While progress is going to depend on the respective geographies and channels, Nike said its expects its gross margin to benefit from less clearance in the second half of the year.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Those were the respective figures that would define the day for Rafael Devers, Logan Webb and Willy Adames.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Carmel and Brookfield maintained their respective rankings from last year's iteration of the report.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
While progress is going to depend on the respective geographies and channels, Nike said its expects its gross margin to benefit from less clearance in the second half of the year.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Those were the respective figures that would define the day for Rafael Devers, Logan Webb and Willy Adames.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respective
Adjective
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Vachon even posed the question of whether working with major brands is all that different from banking on cash rebates that stipulate certain creative conditions, such as having heads of department who come from the countries providing the relief.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Each course is dispatched from a different stall downstairs.—
Clarissa Wei,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a separate case, Pedro Juan Andres, 29, from Guatemala, was taken into custody after entering the United States without inspection.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Woolen made the Pro Bowl and finished third in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2022 but has been temporarily benched in each of the last two seasons, for separate reasons (the latter due to a rule violation, according to Macdonald).—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Respective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respective. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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