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
Reigning champion Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas, who each shared the lead with Fleetwood at 9-under coming into Saturday, fell nine and 10 shots back, respectively.
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Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Lopez’s potential arrival comes following the sales of Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri to Manchester United and Manchester City respectively.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 20 June 2025
These plans are often referred to by their acronyms — ICR, IBR, PAYE, and SAVE, respectively.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
These cases were brought, respectively, by five small businesses supported by a libertarian legal group, and by a posse of Democratic state attorneys general.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Lopez’s potential arrival comes following the sales of Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri to Manchester United and Manchester City respectively.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 20 June 2025
These plans are often referred to by their acronyms — ICR, IBR, PAYE, and SAVE, respectively.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
These cases were brought, respectively, by five small businesses supported by a libertarian legal group, and by a posse of Democratic state attorneys general.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectively
separately
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As of earlier this week, Guantanamo Bay's immigration detainees — who are detained separately from the terrorism suspects also held at the U.S. military base — included nationals of China, Jamaica, Liberia and the United Kingdom, according to the federal documents.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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In 1968, when Republican Richard B. Ogilvie was elected governor, voters separately elected future U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, a Democrat, as the state’s No. 2.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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