stand-alone

adjective

Definition of stand-alonenext
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 Financial Materiality Entry Filter runs on SASB's industry topic maps, and those maps were built segment by segment before generative AI became a stand-alone source of financial risk. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 FanDuel’s stand-alone prediction market app has so far gained little traction, according to Apptopia data. — Nathaniel Popper, Fortune, 19 July 2026 Ideal for solo travelers or those in a larger group, the resort has 40 accommodations ranging from cute, stand-alone cabins to safari tents. — Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026 The restaurant, a second location of the long-running and popular Italian establishment in Dunwoody, opened in mid-May in a brand new, stand-alone building at the Lumen Briarcliff development. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stand-alone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
  1. single
  2. separate
  3. discrete
  4. detached
  5. private
Adjective
  • France added a two-run single later in the inning before capping the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • On the pitch, Haaland scored seven goals from 18 shots for a 39% conversion rate, the best at a single World Cup among players taking at least 15 shots since Gary Lineker converted 40% in 1986.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of single
Adjective
  • The city has not enforced the loan’s default provisions, even after Step Up settled a separate $3 million state lawsuit over undelivered Project Homekey housing.
    — Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • On Wednesday, two firefighters died on the island, while a third firefighter died battling a separate blaze on the Greek mainland.
    — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 31 July 2026
Definition of separate
Adjective
  • An in-house leader owns the playbook and the institutional continuity; outside advisors deliver discrete pieces of it, at advisory rates, each time.
    — Shawn Cole, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • That evening would exist forever, suspended, discrete and complete, in the eternal present of time and space.
    — Sheila Heti, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
Definition of discrete
Adjective
  • Kate Middleton spent most of her early life in a 4-bedroom, semi-detached cottage in Bradfield, Berkshire.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 July 2026
  • New homes are less likely to compete on price with existing homes in dense urban markets like New York City, where scarce land means new construction is dominated by condominium projects rather than detached homes.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of detached
Adjective
  • For context, the median private SaaS company generates about $141,000 of revenue per employee, while the leading AI-native companies are running at twenty times that or more.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Greece’s firefighting department said Sunday the fire apparently began from sparks emitted by a faulty power line transporting electricity from a private wind generator facility to the main electricity network.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of private

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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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