as in single
operating or standing on its own
The device can be purchased either as a stand-alone unit or as part of a bundled system. The rental property is a stand-alone guesthouse.
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Recent Examples of stand-alone
Venu was supposed to open new space in the sports-media world — a stand-alone streamer that would give subscribers access to all sports from ESPN, Warner and Fox.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
In theory, viewers will catch up on Season 1 and be engaged enough to pay for Apple TV+ ($10 a month as a stand-alone) via Roku.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Creator Shawn Ryan has said each season will tell a stand-alone story, though plots like Peter’s relationship with Rose (Luciane Buchanan) will carry over.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
One of the most noticeable trends last year was a widening gap between condos and townhomes or attached homes, which saw sales drop 15.5% last year, and stand-alone or detached homes, which saw sales rise 7.84% and snap a three-year stretch of declines.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
In theory, viewers will catch up on Season 1 and be engaged enough to pay for Apple TV+ ($10 a month as a stand-alone) via Roku.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Creator Shawn Ryan has said each season will tell a stand-alone story, though plots like Peter’s relationship with Rose (Luciane Buchanan) will carry over.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
One of the most noticeable trends last year was a widening gap between condos and townhomes or attached homes, which saw sales drop 15.5% last year, and stand-alone or detached homes, which saw sales rise 7.84% and snap a three-year stretch of declines.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
Adjective
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For example, all three major airports in the Washington, D.C. area saw records for the most firearms detected in a single year.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Again, because all of these are estimates, a single score is less useful than tracking your score over time.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
16 Jan. 2025
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But rather being pulled into single player like these other studios, Bungie is going back to pure PvP with Marathon, and a separate incubated project, Gummy Bears, a MOBA/Smash Bros. hybrid.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Oakland sent 12 firefighters to join an East Bay strike team that is assisting in Southern California’s battle to contain separate fires in the Palisades, Altadena area, Hollywood Hills and three other areas of Los Angeles and southern Ventura counties.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
The Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Real-time events are discrete occurrences, such as a package delivery confirmation or a manufacturing machine reaching a certain temperature threshold.—
Don Murray,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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But weeks later, Intel finally notched its first win in the discrete GPU space with the Intel Arc B580 graphics card, selling out of the budget gaming card most everywhere.—
Sean Hollister,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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But the detached garage and a guest cottage were destroyed, as were all but three or four of the 20 or so houses on their block near the Altadena Golf Course.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Steps lead down to a heated swimming pool, and elsewhere on the property are fruit-bearing citrus trees, raised garden boxes and an original detached bomb shelter.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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However, as the leading crypto gains in notoriety, more entities, such as public or private companies, are emerging as identifiable holders.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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These fleeting possible exceptions aside, Underwood has kept her views on politics and virtually all hot-button issues private.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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