as in separately
without aid or support
independently came to the same conclusion
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Adverb
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Hegseth's wife Jennifer, a former Fox News producer, has also reportedly attended sensitive meetings with foreign military counterparts, the Wall Street Journal has separately reported.—
Valerie Volcovici,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025 -
The only real difference, between the one here and the one there, is that the onions at Danny & Coop’s are mixed in with the beef on the griddle, while in Philly they’re cooked and added separately.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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This is apparently Skiba’s 14th feature since the start of 2020 alone.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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So far this year, he’s sold out four shows at The Town Hall in NYC, two at The Wiltern in L.A., three at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, and four at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto, selling over 7,000 tickets in London alone.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Diversify This idea is very similar to freelancing, but takes it a step further: why not diversify your skill set and your revenue streams instead of depending solely on one or even two sources (your job and your freelance business)?—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Blanketing our communities with descriptions that focus solely on crime is dishonest and hinders our efforts to achieve peace, especially those of us who have survived the unthinkable loss of a loved one to murder.—
Clementina Chery,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Runners singly crisscross the street in black balaclavas and tight-fitting black tops and black tights and black gloves.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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Even inaccurate forecasts helped to quantify how interventions—singly or in combination, immediate or delayed—could change an epidemic’s trajectory.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 May 2015
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“Independently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/independently. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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