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
Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 17 points, Natasha Howard scored 13 and grabbed five rebounds, while Aari McDonald and Aliyah Boston scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.
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Ben Pickman, New York Times, 8 June 2025
McConnell is an energizer bunny and a master at stealing the ball from taller players, but plays less than 20 minutes per game, while Wallace and Joe have 6-foot-8 and 6-foot-7 wingspans, respectively.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Consider that the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) and the iShares Europe ETF (IEV) are scoring 2025 returns of 15.8% and 20.8%, respectively.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Forbes Valuation Forbes estimates Anschutz’s net worth at $16.9 billion as of Thursday morning, and values Warren and Davis’ net worths at $7.2 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Ben Pickman, New York Times, 8 June 2025
McConnell is an energizer bunny and a master at stealing the ball from taller players, but plays less than 20 minutes per game, while Wallace and Joe have 6-foot-8 and 6-foot-7 wingspans, respectively.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 June 2025
Consider that the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) and the iShares Europe ETF (IEV) are scoring 2025 returns of 15.8% and 20.8%, respectively.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Forbes Valuation Forbes estimates Anschutz’s net worth at $16.9 billion as of Thursday morning, and values Warren and Davis’ net worths at $7.2 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectively
separately
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The justices also separately reined in orders seeking transparency at DOGE, the team once led by billionaire Elon Musk.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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The battle royale between the world’s most powerful man and its richest inhabitant appears to be mostly over, save for some residual skirmishing on the social media platforms separately owned by Trump and Musk.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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