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
It will be followed by one in September at Rinascente in Rome and a stand-alone temporary location in Milan’s Porta Venezia area in October.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
The new Siri will include a stand-alone app, which positions it to compete more directly with tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Rooms are all stand-alone bungalows, and designed with privacy in mind.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Many have threatened to use amendments in the reconciliation bill and force votes on stand-alone legislation to prevent it from being revived later.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
The new Siri will include a stand-alone app, which positions it to compete more directly with tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Rooms are all stand-alone bungalows, and designed with privacy in mind.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Many have threatened to use amendments in the reconciliation bill and force votes on stand-alone legislation to prevent it from being revived later.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
Adjective
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The Knicks trailed in every single game against San Antonio and were down as many as 10 in the fourth quarter of Game 5.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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On June 8, Kentucky State Police Post 11 in London, Kentucky, responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 75 northbound near the 62-mile marker in Rockcastle County.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Two Israeli soldiers were killed in separate incidents, according to their military.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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According to detectives, Gonzalez is accused of approaching multiple victims on separate occasions, exposing himself and masturbating before fleeing the area on an electric scooter.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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That’s no hardship—far from it, as there are discrete buttons and dials for all the controls.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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Remote work tends to compress interactions into discrete exchanges—clear starts, clear stops, little spillover.—
Vikram Joshi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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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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Over time, the bond between the sliding frame and the glass can deteriorate, causing the moonroof glass to become detached while the car is operating.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Tortuga sits on 1,300 feet of private beach with clean white sand and turquoise water.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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On June 5, Knox was recorded at his private high school ceremony in Los Angeles.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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