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
This fall, Disney plans to debut its stand-alone ESPN service, which could further the tilt to streaming.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
In a different era, the Sunday talk shows were viewed as a stand-alone part of the national news cycle.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 June 2025
Overlooking the ocean, La Santa Maria Boutique Hotel & Residences has standard hotel rooms, stand-alone villas, and apartments for longer stays.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
Texas is finally getting a stand-alone Caribou Coffee.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
In a different era, the Sunday talk shows were viewed as a stand-alone part of the national news cycle.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 June 2025
Overlooking the ocean, La Santa Maria Boutique Hotel & Residences has standard hotel rooms, stand-alone villas, and apartments for longer stays.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
Texas is finally getting a stand-alone Caribou Coffee.
—Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
Adjective
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Back on top 4-2, Castellanos made it 5-2 with a single off Garza.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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The Yankee Stadium crowd booed loudly as Gary Sanchez cruised into first base with a single into shallow center field.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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All are coordinated and named by a single body, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which has a separate name list for typhoons.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
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The Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James have a long history in two separate stints with each other.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Because CPUs and discrete video cards complete different tasks using their own RAM, these pools of memory are treated separately by the system.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Sorry, Baby moves deftly between tones, not only from scene to scene, but within discrete conversations.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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There’s a gated driveway and car port tucked way off and alley, and a detached prefab ADU by Jason Halter of Wonder has a outside entrance from the street and adds another bedroom.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
14 June 2025
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Managing national security affairs is not a detached experiment.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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And while transgender adults now have more autonomy to make private decisions for themselves, the Skrmetti decision will no doubt encourage some states to try to ban gender-affirming care for anyone altogether.—
Martin Padgett,
Time,
18 June 2025
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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