stand-alone

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Recent Examples of stand-alone This includes stand-alone platforms such as ChatGPT and chatbots built into apps that teens already use, such as Snapchat’s My AI. Megan Kelly, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 However, Advantage plans get help that stand-alone plans don’t. Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Generation Z’s version of retail therapy increasingly comes with a shot of espresso, as the likes of Coach, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Aritzia, Uniqlo, and countless other brands have opened in-store or stand-alone cafés in recent years. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 Last year, the beauty and pharmacy giant also began trialing stand-alone fragrance stores, the first of which opened near the high-traffic Liverpool Street station. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stand-alone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
Adjective
  • There isn’t room on a roster to list all the positions where North Chicago senior Amari Earl could play in a single game.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Furthermore, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index retreated significantly from the record high set in the previous session, tumbling nearly 8% overnight to mark its largest single-day loss since June 5.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Trump does not appear anywhere else on the website, aside from a list of endorsements that previously appeared on the homepage but has been moved to a separate page.
    Steve Peoples, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Luiz understands that aspect, too, acknowledging that Sporting KC needed him four separate times during Thursday’s news conference.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In the decade since its release, Blonde, like Herzog’s documentary, has come to feel like the final stamp on a discrete moment in history.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In American sports, jersey patches are more discrete but growing in ubiquity.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The former Feyenoord boss stood accused of being too detached from the local fanbase.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Supervisors also supported language that would allow detached guest houses to be used as vacation rentals.
    Haley Parsley August 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Some are worried about the legal implications of handling such large quantities of previously private game builds as well.
    Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In the village of Bilbasovka in eastern Ukraine, a 13-year-old child and an adult died after Russian troops dropped bombs on private houses Sunday, according to local official Vadim Lyakh.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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