as in different
not the same or shared
it was late when the concert let out, so we all went our respective ways
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Recent Examples of respective
Federal judges in Colorado and the Southern District of New York issued similar decisions, granting preliminary injunctions in their respective districts.
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Joel Rose, NPR, 16 May 2025
It was not immediately known whether either had obtained legal counsel in their respective cases.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Republican House members are expected to continue deliberations into the weekend after Reps. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Chip Roy (R-TX), and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), among others, have vociferously shared their respective concerns about the bill throughout the week.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 May 2025
Those details will be handled fairly behind closed doors with our respective counsels in due time.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 May 2025
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Joel Rose, NPR, 16 May 2025
It was not immediately known whether either had obtained legal counsel in their respective cases.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Republican House members are expected to continue deliberations into the weekend after Reps. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Chip Roy (R-TX), and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), among others, have vociferously shared their respective concerns about the bill throughout the week.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 May 2025
Those details will be handled fairly behind closed doors with our respective counsels in due time.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respective
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The exact genetic fix will be different for each person, but the approach is very repeatable, said Marks, who has since left the FDA.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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This is likely to prove most useful in lessons and lectures where users will be able to comfortably view the whiteboard whilst simultaneously toggling through different elements such as documents and notes.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Preventing germs from taking over your cookout To prevent bacteria in raw meat from contaminating other foods, use one cutting board or plate for raw meat, poultry and seafood and a separate one for produce, bread, and other foods that won't be cooked, the CDC suggests.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Gutierrez-Reed will serve her year-long parole at home, where she will also be supervised after pleading guilty to a separate charge of unlawfully carrying a gun into a bar.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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“Respective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respective. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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