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 council then swore in Kehr and Culbertson as the new representatives of the 2nd and 4th wards, respectively.
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Los Angeles held a first-half lead in Games 2 and 3 and still lost by 18 and 23 points, respectively.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
The sketch featured Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth — portrayed by Colin Jost — drinking at the bar alongside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and FBI Director Kash Patel, played by Matt Damon and Aziz Ansari, respectively.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Since the Saints and Buccaneers both qualified for the playoffs in 2020 with 12 and 11 wins, respectively, an NFC South team has reached double-digit wins only twice over the past five seasons (the Buccaneers in 2021 and 2024).
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 11 May 2026
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Los Angeles held a first-half lead in Games 2 and 3 and still lost by 18 and 23 points, respectively.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
The sketch featured Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth — portrayed by Colin Jost — drinking at the bar alongside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and FBI Director Kash Patel, played by Matt Damon and Aziz Ansari, respectively.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Since the Saints and Buccaneers both qualified for the playoffs in 2020 with 12 and 11 wins, respectively, an NFC South team has reached double-digit wins only twice over the past five seasons (the Buccaneers in 2021 and 2024).
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectively
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The campaign also noted that Pratt had separately accused Bass of coordinating with Raman.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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What should be the county’s top priorities on public health and, separately, on behavioral health?—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Its approach centered on using machine learning to train neural networks to learn and make decisions in ways that resemble human cognition, rather than programming actions and reactions individually or specializing software for specific tasks (such as playing chess or modeling climate systems).—
Alison Eldridge,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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Enter individually or as a team.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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