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
And late last year, Kenya and DR Congo announced the creation of similar funds to capture proceeds from selling government stakes in public assets and mining revenues respectively.
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Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Most famously, Brooke Shields and Tom Hanks washed up on its picture-perfect shores in The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Castaway (2000), respectively.
—Michelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Two of the best-selling EVs on the American market are the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 respectively.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Earlier this month, as Pippin and Imani descended onto Montrose, Lueck told the Tribune that Pepper and Blaze had been recently spotted at their wintering grounds in Florida and North Carolina, respectively.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Most famously, Brooke Shields and Tom Hanks washed up on its picture-perfect shores in The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Castaway (2000), respectively.
—Michelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Two of the best-selling EVs on the American market are the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 respectively.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Earlier this month, as Pippin and Imani descended onto Montrose, Lueck told the Tribune that Pepper and Blaze had been recently spotted at their wintering grounds in Florida and North Carolina, respectively.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectively
Adverb
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Ipeirotis grades the exams separately, also with the help of AI.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Already, top executives at WBD and Paramount have begun the integration planning process, although the two companies must still operate separately for the time being.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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And Allen’s complaints, though too vague to assess individually, are indeed the sorts of things one might reasonably get worked up about.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2026
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Instead of measuring a bulk signal, ATTA works by targeting atoms individually.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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