as in different
not the same or shared
it was late when the concert let out, so we all went our respective ways
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Together, the two first ladies’ ensembles alluded to each of their countries’ respective flags, with both the U.S. and the French flags being red, white and blue.
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
The visual backgrounds encountered by females and males differ significantly, likely shaping their respective anti-predatory strategies.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The series cast Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman and Patricia Arquette all gathered as their respective characters Mark Scout, Helly Riggs, Dylan George, Seth Milchick and Harmony Cobel at Grand Central Station on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
These franchises will beef in perpetuity, given their respective homesteads, but these particular iterations really do not like each other.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Malach, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
The visual backgrounds encountered by females and males differ significantly, likely shaping their respective anti-predatory strategies.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The series cast Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman and Patricia Arquette all gathered as their respective characters Mark Scout, Helly Riggs, Dylan George, Seth Milchick and Harmony Cobel at Grand Central Station on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
These franchises will beef in perpetuity, given their respective homesteads, but these particular iterations really do not like each other.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Respective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respective. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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