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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Recent Examples of respective
The on-court and off-court styles feature three unique colorways for each respective tournament.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
Everyone is just performing the most-predictable version of their respective character archetypes.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
Previously reported monthly and year-over-year revenue and ridership gains have not been enough to keep the bond-rating agencies from concluding that Brightline fell short of the agencies’ respective forecasts.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Both teams come into the series in first place in their respective divisions.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
Everyone is just performing the most-predictable version of their respective character archetypes.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
Previously reported monthly and year-over-year revenue and ridership gains have not been enough to keep the bond-rating agencies from concluding that Brightline fell short of the agencies’ respective forecasts.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Both teams come into the series in first place in their respective divisions.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respective
Adjective
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But Mbappe chose to distance himself from that debate and his opening season was different to Ronaldo’s.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Young, a British Columbia native who played for three different colleges and spent seven seasons in the minors before playing for the Doosan Bears in South Korea last season, hit his fourth career Major League homer and his first since September 2009 with the Chicago Cubs.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Preventing germs from taking over your cookout To prevent bacteria in raw meat from contaminating other foods, use one cutting board or plate for raw meat, poultry and seafood and a separate one for produce, bread, and other foods that won't be cooked, the CDC suggests.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Gutierrez-Reed will serve her year-long parole at home, where she will also be supervised after pleading guilty to a separate charge of unlawfully carrying a gun into a bar.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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“Respective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respective. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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