respectively

adverb

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 Hungary and Turkey propose Budapest and Istanbul, respectively. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 One after the other, Ezra, Harry and Jenna each earned three eight paddles from the judges, marking Ezra and Jenna’s highest scores of the season thus far, respectively. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Now, the best-of-five Division Series puts them up against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Guardians, and Tampa Bay Rays, respectively. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 Camarillo and Oxnard got to 99 and 98, breaking records of 98 and 94 degrees, respectively. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for respectively
Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectively
  1. separately
  2. individually
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  • Be sure to check whether either saves any money compared with buying the power bank or power station separately.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Instinct says users can separately delete data indexed from outside sources.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of separately
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  • The state should have to individually make cases to collect the money rather than automatically applying liens.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • An exploitable attack path may consist of findings that would not individually justify an emergency fix but collectively provide access to business-critical systems and data.
    — Taylor Morgan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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