respectively

adverb

Definition of respectivelynext
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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Recent Examples of respectively The Division 5 and 5-AA finals will be held on May 15 at Southwestern College and Mira Costa College, respectively. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025 All three of the previous orders are offshoots of current or recently ended CBS shows — Fire Country, Blue Bloods and FBI, respectively. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025 The platform ranks as the top revenue generator in the overall video sector, with Netflix in fourth place, while domestic players Foxtel and Nine hold second and third positions respectively, based on total screen revenues. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025 But 63% of the company’s apparel and accessories products are manufactured in Jordan, Vietnam, Cambodia or Indonesia; Trump had initially set tariff rates of 20%, 46%, 49% and 32%, respectively, on those nations. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for respectively

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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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