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 move marks the first stand-alone store project for Vespa, which had tested retail waters earlier with a roving pop-up format at leading department stores in key locations such as Paris, Milan, Beijing, Vienna and Singapore, among others.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
Episode 5 is a stand-alone episode, centering around the events of the Maginot in the moments leading up to the crash in Prodigy City.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Rocketown partnered with Ashland City United Methodist, and the nonprofit will take over the church's stand-alone youth center and redesign it.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
YouTube ended its stand-alone Covid misinformation rules in December 2024, according to Donovan’s letter.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
Episode 5 is a stand-alone episode, centering around the events of the Maginot in the moments leading up to the crash in Prodigy City.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Rocketown partnered with Ashland City United Methodist, and the nonprofit will take over the church's stand-alone youth center and redesign it.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
YouTube ended its stand-alone Covid misinformation rules in December 2024, according to Donovan’s letter.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
Adjective
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Rafaela went 0-for-2 against Fried on the night, while Sogard had a single back in the third.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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At launch, Instant Checkout will support single-item Etsy purchases for ChatGPT Free, Plus, and Pro users.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a separate case, Pedro Juan Andres, 29, from Guatemala, was taken into custody after entering the United States without inspection.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Woolen made the Pro Bowl and finished third in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2022 but has been temporarily benched in each of the last two seasons, for separate reasons (the latter due to a rule violation, according to Macdonald).—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The spacecraft is powered by more than two dozen small rocket engines, each capable of operating at three discrete levels of thrust for fine control or more significant orbit adjustments.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Fashion and beauty brands are not exempt from this equation, but emotional loyalty is more challenging when your relationship with consumers centers on discrete purchases rather than sustained engagement with narratives.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
24 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,
16 Sep. 2025
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The consensus narrative of institutional finance has become so detached from empirical reality that diagnosing the problem requires abandoning its vocabulary for the precision of mathematics.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The house sits on the edge of the Baka neighborhood, known for its leafy streets, upscale residences and lush, private gardens.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The development will include private parking for residents of the building along with 94 public parking spaces.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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