as in separately
for each person or thing
The first and second place winners were given, respectively, a trophy and a ribbon for their performances.
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Recent Examples of respectively
The state's Springfield and Worcester divisions each have one sitting district judge, appointed by Barack Obama and Joe Biden, respectively.
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Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 15 May 2025
The project also nears that uppermost tier on both the Top Streaming Albums chart and Billboard 200, pushing to Nos. 12 and 14, respectively.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Gregory and Benedict are also popular pontifical names with 16 and 15 uses, respectively,while Innocent and Leo come close behind with 13 uses each.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Rock, alternative and hard rock albums are defined as those that are eligible for, or have charted on, Billboard’s Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts, respectively.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 4 May 2025
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Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 15 May 2025
The project also nears that uppermost tier on both the Top Streaming Albums chart and Billboard 200, pushing to Nos. 12 and 14, respectively.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Gregory and Benedict are also popular pontifical names with 16 and 15 uses, respectively,while Innocent and Leo come close behind with 13 uses each.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Rock, alternative and hard rock albums are defined as those that are eligible for, or have charted on, Billboard’s Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts, respectively.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectively
separately
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In a case that's drawing significant social media attention, a Georgia college student and her father are being held in the same immigration detention center and facing deportation after they were separately stopped by police for driving without valid licenses.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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This avoids the inefficiency of multiple groups negotiating separately for the same items.—
Eric Steele,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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