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 company launched its stand-alone direct-to-consumer subscription service Fox One, offering Fox News and other channels outside a pay TV package.
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Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Does having Roku under the corporate umbrella remove a need to operate other stand-alone outlets?
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 June 2026
Representative Ro Khanna, whose district includes Silicon Valley, is one of the few Democrats calling for the restoration of a stand-alone aid agency as part of an ambitious foreign agenda.
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Retailing at 220 euros for 100-ml, the scents are already distributed in roughly 60 doors in Italy, including the brand’s first stand-alone store that opened last month in Milan’s Brera district.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Does having Roku under the corporate umbrella remove a need to operate other stand-alone outlets?
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 June 2026
Representative Ro Khanna, whose district includes Silicon Valley, is one of the few Democrats calling for the restoration of a stand-alone aid agency as part of an ambitious foreign agenda.
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Retailing at 220 euros for 100-ml, the scents are already distributed in roughly 60 doors in Italy, including the brand’s first stand-alone store that opened last month in Milan’s Brera district.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
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The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said the virus was found in a single seabird, a brown skua, near Esperance on the south coast of Western Australia, in Cape Le Grand National Park.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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Zoroastrianism’s core tenets – a single God, the cosmic struggle between good and evil – are widely believed by historians to have formed the theological groundwork for the major Abrahamic religions.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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The criminal case comes as the victims’ families pursue a separate lawsuit filed in December and amended in April, alleging the crash and its aftermath were marked by a series of preventable failures.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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As is customary when deputies shoot a suspect, the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau and Internal Affairs Bureau have launched separate investigations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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With some mathematical wizardry, the researchers described a periodic surface whose elements capture discrete components of polarized wavefronts.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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All severe hazards possible w/ discrete storms.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Olise has purposefully cultivated a kind of detached non-persona.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Three children who were playing hide-and-seek spotted a cat floating on the surface of the water in the garden of an unoccupied semi-detached home.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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The attack struck a private home, an energy infrastructure facility, a hangar, and oil facilities in both the Kyiv and Poltava regions, according to Ukrainian and Russian authorities.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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The Blue Lagoon purchased the property and began welcoming guests in 2023 across a hotel, a set of private lodges, huts, a hostel, and a campsite.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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