respectively

Definition of respectivelynext
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 One dose is 93% effective at preventing measles, 78% effective at preventing mumps and 97% effective at guarding against rubella infection, according to the CDC, while two doses increases measles and mumps protection to 97% and 88%, respectively. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 The 41mm Pixel Watch 5 starts at $399 and the 45mm at $429, putting them on par with the 42mm and 46mm Apple Watch Series 11, respectively. Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026 Four other players – in Arizona, California, Florida and North Carolina, respectively – hit five numbers for a $1 million dollar prize. Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 But now both Mushinsky and Dillon will be leaving the General Assembly after 46 and 42 years in Hartford, respectively. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for respectively
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Adverb
  • The departure symbolizes opportunity, even more so now that the women’s and men’s tournaments are sold separately.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Egg storage is typically billed separately and can cost up to about $1,000 a year, depending on the facility.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • The number represents about a third of the Connecticut prison population and individually represents mothers, fathers, brothers, sons who have been accused but not found guilty.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Most is in the form of subatomic particles called neutrinos, which carry little energy individually but are generated in vast numbers when a star explodes.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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