as in single
operating or standing on its own
The device can be purchased either as a stand-alone unit or as part of a bundled system. The rental property is a stand-alone guesthouse.
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Recent Examples of stand-alone
Human and drug trafficking at the Mexican border took up a significant chunk of the plot; characters ignored rules of jurisdiction and traveled to Mexico to snoop around; a stand-alone episode dug into Leaphorn’s past.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The law established robust incentives for clean energy, including tax credits for stand-alone grid energy projects.
—Umair Irfan, Wired News, 26 Apr. 2025
Each stand-alone episode features different narrative and animation, produced by different animation studios from around the world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Really, grid fleece isn’t a great stand-alone garment.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The law established robust incentives for clean energy, including tax credits for stand-alone grid energy projects.
—Umair Irfan, Wired News, 26 Apr. 2025
Each stand-alone episode features different narrative and animation, produced by different animation studios from around the world.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Really, grid fleece isn’t a great stand-alone garment.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
Adjective
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The single leans into old-school hip-hop influences, and shows the love that both musicians have for the art form.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Within a home, a single circuit can provide power to several outlets.—
Akielly Hu,
Wired News,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The Social Security Fairness Act triggered a separate wave of claims from public workers in 2025.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Martin was able to bring out exquisite detail in the grand spiral galaxy by executing a set of 18 separate 300 second exposures, which were then stacked and post-processed using PixInsight astrophotography software.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Compact Integration Meets Thermal Resilience And Precision At just 2.22 mm², Symphonic is a highly integrated component that replaces multiple discrete timing devices with a single, configurable solution.—
Dave Altavilla,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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These storms will begin to fire up during the early to mid-afternoon as discrete supercellular storms, growing into clusters of storms during the evening.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Having lived in a 400-square-foot accessory dwelling unit over a detached garage in California before moving to Colorado, Barr was the only person on the council in favor of adopting the Neighborhood Housing Opportunities initiative.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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The detached garage, at the back of the driveway, holds one car.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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And when the owner of the second-largest private company in the United States speaks, there’s an oracle-like aura that demands parsing.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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The court’s decision is expected to turn on whether charter schools, which are publicly funded but have private operators, are public schools under the law.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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