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
Discovery+, a service launched by Discovery prior to the merger, remains available as a stand-alone offering.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 July 2025
Most of the accommodations are stand-alone, and some are kitted out with outdoor soaking tubs, cozy fireplaces, and private patios.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
And how about the city’s single Portland Loo, a stand-alone portable potty, heralded as easier to maintain, more durable and less prone to vandalism?
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
The biggest change, though, was moving the store from a corner of a strip mall to a stand-alone building.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 July 2025
Most of the accommodations are stand-alone, and some are kitted out with outdoor soaking tubs, cozy fireplaces, and private patios.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
And how about the city’s single Portland Loo, a stand-alone portable potty, heralded as easier to maintain, more durable and less prone to vandalism?
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
The biggest change, though, was moving the store from a corner of a strip mall to a stand-alone building.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
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Machado began the bottom of the sixth with a single grounded through the middle of the infield on the first pitch of his at-bat.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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For a single taxpayer, the 12% tax rate applied on taxable income from $11,926 through $48,475 in 2025.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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Another caller, a case worker, was assisting two separate individuals who was defrauded by con artists impersonating immigration attorneys via Facebook and WhatsApp.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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The deal will also lower the tariff the United States charges on Japanese auto exports, which are subject to a separate tariff schedule, to 15 percent, including a preexisting tariff of 2.5 percent.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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There were also images and videos taken from a discrete location, possibly behind foliage or a balcony, of children at a public pool, the report read.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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The three sections, ‘The Garden,’ ‘The Replica,’ and ‘Then Roses,’ contain several discrete instances of restaging the same poem – ‘The Twenty-First Century,’ ‘Author’s Myth,’ ‘Borges Sells Me the Apple, Sells Me the World’ – as Sisyphean attempts.—
Matthew Carey Salyer,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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White Lake Township Chief of Police Daniel Keller said in a news release the homeowner was alerted through his video surveillance system that seven individuals had broken into his detached garage.—
Mike Stunson
July 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 July 2025
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The house features five bedrooms and one bathrooms. 5. $2.1 million, single-family residence in the 6100 block of Contra Costa Road The sale of the detached house in the 6100 block of Contra Costa Road in Oakland has been finalized.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
2 July 2025
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Spelman will be cremated in a private ceremony Thursday, his family said.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The works on display once formed the largest private collection in the country, but now belong to the National Gallery of Iceland.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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