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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But off-screen, Ramirez — who appears to be single — counts Wahlberg as one of her closest friends.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
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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The Fire and Rescue Service reported active blazes in at least five separate locations across the Jerusalem hills, as crews battled to contain the flames amid hot, dry conditions.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rather than discrete events with a beginning, a middle, and an end, wars might be better understood as the result of poor and dysfunctional political relations that are difficult to manage by nonviolent means.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
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None of these notebooks' integrated graphics comes within miles of a gaming laptop's discrete GPU.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Apr. 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 11 May. 2025.
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