as in separately
for each person or thing
The first and second place winners were given, respectively, a trophy and a ribbon for their performances.
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San Diego’s 450cc field includes five former series champions – Lawrence, Sexton, Anderson, Cooper Webb and Eli Tomac, who were fourth and fifth, respectively, at Anaheim.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Facebook Translate and Google Translate were used to translate the Museum of the History of the Kamień Region’s Facebook posts and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education news release, respectively.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
In comparison, just 16 percent of Trump's appointments and 36 percent of Obama's were nonwhite, while 24 and 42 percent, respectively, were women.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Carolina signed Seth Jarvis and Jacob Slavin to extensions during the offseason that included payments deferred until 2032 and ’33 respectively.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Facebook Translate and Google Translate were used to translate the Museum of the History of the Kamień Region’s Facebook posts and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education news release, respectively.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
In comparison, just 16 percent of Trump's appointments and 36 percent of Obama's were nonwhite, while 24 and 42 percent, respectively, were women.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Carolina signed Seth Jarvis and Jacob Slavin to extensions during the offseason that included payments deferred until 2032 and ’33 respectively.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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