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 county Board of Supervisors approved construction of a 16-bed stand-alone mental health hospital on the hospital’s Oceanside campus in 2020.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Rogers is betting that, with a majority of Canadians already subscribing to Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ with stand-alone subscriptions, cost-conscious consumers will want to cut their monthly streaming subscription charges by purchasing a single bundled offering.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This stand-alone status in shunning the former likely explains why America’s federal spending stands at least 10 percentage points lower as a share of GDP than the lions of Europe.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Relay offers a refreshing new take, as is laid out in an opening sequence that appears to be stand-alone but will be referenced throughout.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Rogers is betting that, with a majority of Canadians already subscribing to Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ with stand-alone subscriptions, cost-conscious consumers will want to cut their monthly streaming subscription charges by purchasing a single bundled offering.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This stand-alone status in shunning the former likely explains why America’s federal spending stands at least 10 percentage points lower as a share of GDP than the lions of Europe.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Relay offers a refreshing new take, as is laid out in an opening sequence that appears to be stand-alone but will be referenced throughout.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
Adjective
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Customers can purchase a maximum of 14 single blind boxes each.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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For example, a single filer claiming the full $25,000 would lose the deduction entirely at $400,000 in income.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Judge Marilyn Zayas dissented, arguing the appeals court did not have jurisdiction because prosecutors currently are appealing a separate issue to the Ohio Supreme Court related to the Jones case.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Rock 'n' Roller Coaster changes At a separate media preview preceding Destination D23, Disney revealed more details on the reimagining of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
3 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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Jorma Taccone, the Lonely Island member and former Saturday Night Live writer, suffered a shattered pelvis and a detached sacrum in a 20-foot fall from a ladder at his farmhouse in Connecticut.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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For leaders wary of appearing cold or detached, the appeal is undeniable.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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