stand-alone

adjective

Definition of stand-alonenext
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 For example, largely because of the environmental disaster that is Weikuang Dam, the country doesn’t permit the development or operation of stand-alone monazite mines—that is, mines where nothing is mined except monazite ore. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026 The screening brings back a stand-alone festival closing, which SGIFF last staged in 2014. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Hotels added stand-alone villas staffed by the same teams but set apart from the main property, such as the House at Lizard Island, on the Great Barrier Reef. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Closures should never be a stand-alone budget fix, but every option must be on the table to expand opportunity. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stand-alone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
  1. single
  2. separate
  3. discrete
  4. detached
  5. private
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  • SpaceX shares jumped nearly 8% on Wednesday, their best single-session performance since August.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The single-aisle jet, which can have up to 230 seats, was introduced at the Paris Air Show in 2017 to help Boeing compete with rival Airbus.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of single
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  • Davis’s letter follows a separate ethics complaint filed by a conservative watchdog group to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics over Slotkin’s University of Chicago remarks, first reported by the Washington Examiner on Tuesday.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Ticketmaster also faces a separate lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission and seven states.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of separate
Adjective
  • Washington needs to recognize that the Kremlin regards Ukraine not as a discrete conflict but as part of a broader struggle over Europe’s strategic order.
    — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The operation plays a central role in quantum algorithms targeting the elliptic-curve discrete logarithm problem.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of discrete
Adjective
  • The exterior entry and upper-level access of the detached, two-story guesthouse.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Goldfish centers on a 17-year-old high school senior who presents as detached, ironic and emotionally armored, but underneath is quietly paralyzed by fear of failure, abandonment and becoming his parents.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of detached
Adjective
  • In August, Spencer Spirit agreed to buy Hot Topic, BoxLunch and Her Universe from Sycamore Partners, which took Hot Topic private in 2013 for about $600 million.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The board will also calculate the amount of wealth subject to the tax using publicly available stock information and private assessments of personal property, such as artwork and jewelry.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of private

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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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