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
By comparison, the five-year and 10-year averages for such rates sat at 42% and 40%, respectively.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
The Penguins played very well on Monday and Tuesday against the Islanders and Detroit Red Wings, respectively, but Crosby didn’t look like himself in those games.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The four addressed the fans in attendance, squared off in games of pop-a-shot, bubble hockey and ping-pong, and poured pints of their personalized beers — the (Derrick) White Ale, Crochet’s Pale Ale, Julian Edel-brau Lager and Big Z Pilsner, respectively.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
And yet, Bolles and McGlinchey will be 34 and 32, respectively, when Week 1 rolls around.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
The Penguins played very well on Monday and Tuesday against the Islanders and Detroit Red Wings, respectively, but Crosby didn’t look like himself in those games.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The four addressed the fans in attendance, squared off in games of pop-a-shot, bubble hockey and ping-pong, and poured pints of their personalized beers — the (Derrick) White Ale, Crochet’s Pale Ale, Julian Edel-brau Lager and Big Z Pilsner, respectively.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
And yet, Bolles and McGlinchey will be 34 and 32, respectively, when Week 1 rolls around.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectively
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Michel now oversees Larkin’s graduate medical educational programs and is chairman of Larkin University, which is governed separately from the hospital, said Smith, the hospital’s attorney.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The report counts those smaller store sales separately from the Walmart supercenters.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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In Oregon, Read said, the state has people prove their citizenship before sending them a ballot that is individually tracked with a barcode.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Each of the participating candidates was interviewed individually using the same format.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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