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
The study was commissioned by the city in October 2025 to provide the Commission with the cost of starting and maintaining stand-alone services in comparison to the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) contract services.
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Gregory Tony, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
The men’s store opened in July 2022, marking the maison’s eighth stand-alone men’s store in the United States.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
The Deluxe Edition comes in a clamshell case with a CD, a conductor’s baton, a stand-alone reproduction of a Martin score, and a Blu-Ray disc with documentary footage of the re-recording sessions at Abbey Road.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
Chief rival Apple has also been raising prices, though Apple Music is part of bundles of services, so its stand-alone price gets minimal attention.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
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Gregory Tony, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
The men’s store opened in July 2022, marking the maison’s eighth stand-alone men’s store in the United States.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
The Deluxe Edition comes in a clamshell case with a CD, a conductor’s baton, a stand-alone reproduction of a Martin score, and a Blu-Ray disc with documentary footage of the re-recording sessions at Abbey Road.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
Chief rival Apple has also been raising prices, though Apple Music is part of bundles of services, so its stand-alone price gets minimal attention.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
Adjective
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Areas east of the I-35 corridor and parts of Northwest Texas recorded widespread snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches, while DFW Airport measured 5 inches, its highest single-event snowfall in more than a decade.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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This is personalized medicine at scale — without requiring hospitals to change a single line of code in their EMR systems.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The 25-year-old Chiefs receiver appears in a separate photo posted to the same Instagram account.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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While donated blood is called whole blood, stewards of the blood supply will split and spin blood into separate bags with just red blood cells or with the plasma.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Traditionally, the geometry of smooth shapes has advanced much faster, dragging the less developed theory of discrete geometry along behind it.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Jan. 2026
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At the flick of a switch, listeners can listen to a dual-mono solid-state mode, where discrete J-FETs deliver precision and ultra-low distortion.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Over the next decade, the most successful investors—and the partners who support them—will be those who understand that remote-first doesn’t mean detached.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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In dismantling this scaffolding, the Court has left Congress more detached from its electorate, diminishing its claim and role as a representative authority.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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In other words, these books about distinctly private and often erotic events have recently gained a more political and combative edge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The 25-year-old charity has run largely on money raised through private donations and popular fundraisers.—
Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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