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
Meanwhile, as Versant kicks off as a stand-alone company, keep an eye on what its networks might do in live TV and program acquisitions.
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Dec. 2025
The basketball player is reportedly looking for a new home, while also exploring keeping the Curry Brand as a stand-alone brand.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
There’s no better way to end the year than with a snarky, sort-of-tender rom-com, based on mythology and death gods, from the prolific St. Paul author of the wildly popular Undead series about Betsy the Vampire Queen as well as other series and stand-alone novels.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 Dec. 2025
And this summer, Disney also launched its direct-to-consumer ESPN app, both as a stand-alone product and as an add-on to D+.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2025
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Dec. 2025
The basketball player is reportedly looking for a new home, while also exploring keeping the Curry Brand as a stand-alone brand.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
There’s no better way to end the year than with a snarky, sort-of-tender rom-com, based on mythology and death gods, from the prolific St. Paul author of the wildly popular Undead series about Betsy the Vampire Queen as well as other series and stand-alone novels.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 Dec. 2025
And this summer, Disney also launched its direct-to-consumer ESPN app, both as a stand-alone product and as an add-on to D+.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
Adjective
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According to another shopper, the battery lasts long enough to clean their entire apartment in one single charge.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Cosmic said the Santa Rosa home is the first single-family home being built using its AI technology.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The 25-year-old Chiefs receiver appears in a separate photo posted to the same Instagram account.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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While donated blood is called whole blood, stewards of the blood supply will split and spin blood into separate bags with just red blood cells or with the plasma.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The researchers focused on true tessellations, in which geometric tiles are discrete structural pieces separated by softer seams, rather than purely visual or hollow patterns such as animal coloration or honeycombs.—
Anirban Mukhopadhyay,
Scientific American,
5 Jan. 2026
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Digital networks and algorithmic curation have fragmented public life into discrete informational universes.—
Klaus Schwab,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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Over the next decade, the most successful investors—and the partners who support them—will be those who understand that remote-first doesn’t mean detached.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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In dismantling this scaffolding, the Court has left Congress more detached from its electorate, diminishing its claim and role as a representative authority.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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In other words, these books about distinctly private and often erotic events have recently gained a more political and combative edge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The 25-year-old charity has run largely on money raised through private donations and popular fundraisers.—
Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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