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 this expression, Buzzard’s Roost leveraged its proprietary double oak approach to craft a bourbon that pairs perfectly with both a fine cigar and as an exceptional stand-alone pour.
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Current Department of Labor (DOL) guidance[4] doesn’t support offering private markets as a stand-alone investment option, meaning participants are unlikely to see a private equity or private credit fund listed alongside core menu options like an S&P 500 index or small-cap fund.
—Rick Unser, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Language to authorize a resolution creating the select subcommittee was tucked into a procedural rule vote teeing up consideration of other measures, rather than as a stand-alone bill.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
In others, riders must use the company's stand-alone Waymo One app to book a robotaxi.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Current Department of Labor (DOL) guidance[4] doesn’t support offering private markets as a stand-alone investment option, meaning participants are unlikely to see a private equity or private credit fund listed alongside core menu options like an S&P 500 index or small-cap fund.
—Rick Unser, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Language to authorize a resolution creating the select subcommittee was tucked into a procedural rule vote teeing up consideration of other measures, rather than as a stand-alone bill.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
In others, riders must use the company's stand-alone Waymo One app to book a robotaxi.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
Adjective
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Those numbers are rough estimates, because they are based on a single observation.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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At a 12% marginal tax rate, for example, the $6,000 deduction for a single taxpayer who is 65 or older would result in $720 in tax savings.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the end, Sutton-Schulman won the Triangle Springs appeal, but Highmark classified L’s treatment at Menninger as two separate admissions.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Luna's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets was established in February 2025 and is a separate House Oversight subcommittee from the one that last held a hearing on UFOs in November.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of hundreds of discrete black boxes, each with a single electric control unit (ECU) performing a single job, the iX3 uses four high-performance computers, each in charge of a different domain.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Using an algorithm, the researchers were able to analyze patients’ facial movements, including tiny changes that were too discrete to be visually noticeable, but could be clinically meaningful.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Due to his austere and detached manner, he is known to immediately inspire awe in his patients.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The relevance of The Lord is impossible to ignore, especially in the character of a British journalist, who is extremely detached and mercenary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In some states where there is no anonymity for individual winners, people can still claim prizes anonymously through private trusts.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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But the new private terminal is winning their support, with the backing of historians and preservationists who have been fighting to maintain South Florida’s aviation legacy in a region known for tearing down buildings.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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