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
The largest layoffs came from Air Wisconsin and Saputo Cheese USA, impacting 252 and 240 workers respectively.
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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The Volunteer state is preceded by Florida and Texas, which had 2,304 and 1,781 bans, respectively.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Also joining the cast are Ella Ballentine (The Dark and the Wicked) and Jeanine Serralles (Apples Never Fall) as Baby Jenks and Christine Claire, respectively.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
The former couple share two daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, who are now 17 and 14 years old, respectively.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The Volunteer state is preceded by Florida and Texas, which had 2,304 and 1,781 bans, respectively.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Also joining the cast are Ella Ballentine (The Dark and the Wicked) and Jeanine Serralles (Apples Never Fall) as Baby Jenks and Christine Claire, respectively.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
The former couple share two daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, who are now 17 and 14 years old, respectively.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectively
Adverb
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Republicans say that issue should be dealt with separately.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The agency separately released recommended shipping dates for customers who want their packages to arrive by Christmas Day.—
Michelle Del Rey,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Clark faces a pivotal offseason after what was essentially a lost season individually, but one that nevertheless represented a step forward for the franchise by reaching the second round of the playoffs despite an array of injuries.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Instead of walking individually, several moved in pairs or small groups.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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