as in separately
without aid or support
independently came to the same conclusion
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Adverb
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There’s no denying the Yankees weren’t defensively flawed in 2024, but the issues in that particular inning should be viewed separately, especially because the players were the ones the organization would want involved in the action: the sure-handed Judge, Volpe, Cole and Anthony Rizzo.—
Chris Kirschner,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025 -
In an attempt to understand what exactly went down between these three, Glamour chatted separately with Meg and Madison about their relationships with Mason and with each other.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
19 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Some economists attribute our recent fertility slide to a generational shift: people who were born in the nineties are less likely to remember a time when children were largely left alone.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Lance has attempted only 461 pass attempts in college and the NFL combined, less than 16 QBs had in 2024 alone.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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However, framing this solely as a subsidy to oil companies ignores the reality that consumers also benefit from artificially low energy prices.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Beisner still works for Old Well Management, but after the collectives merged, his duties no longer solely applied to assisting the men’s basketball program.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Runners singly crisscross the street in black balaclavas and tight-fitting black tops and black tights and black gloves.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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Even inaccurate forecasts helped to quantify how interventions—singly or in combination, immediate or delayed—could change an epidemic’s trajectory.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2015
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“Independently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/independently. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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