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
The product is sold as a stand-alone bar and is also found in Gardeners Candies' Meltaway Treat Box.
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Trending on Billboard Notably, had the 15 new songs on the LANA deluxe edition of the album been released as a new stand-alone album, its track activity alone would have been enough for that stand-alone set to debut atop the list.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2024
The resort’s on-site dining partner served the signature Japanese offerings found in its stand-alone restaurants worldwide.
—Jasmine Browley, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
Anyone who missed it will be able to stream Beyoncé’s show as a stand-alone special later this week.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Trending on Billboard Notably, had the 15 new songs on the LANA deluxe edition of the album been released as a new stand-alone album, its track activity alone would have been enough for that stand-alone set to debut atop the list.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2024
The resort’s on-site dining partner served the signature Japanese offerings found in its stand-alone restaurants worldwide.
—Jasmine Browley, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
Anyone who missed it will be able to stream Beyoncé’s show as a stand-alone special later this week.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
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After spending Thursday trying to sway Republican holdouts to back his bid to retain the speaker's gavel, Mike Johnson's future could still come down to a single GOP vote Friday when House holds elects a new leader as the 119th Congress begins.Lauren Peller, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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What might take closer to a decade and involve a big set of animation directors was instead done in just a couple of years with a single director — an arduous process Chou candidly talked about as being unprecedented.Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
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While creating a trust for estate planning purposes is a legitimate way to minimize estate taxes, the reciprocal trust doctrine espouses that taxpayers cannot use two separate, yet essentially identical, trusts to skirt those taxes.Darren T. Case, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Certain features make the feat of being a duffel bag traveler more achievable, and a separate shoe compartment is not the least of them.Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
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For cybersecurity, this means that quantum computers are closer to breaking traditional cryptographic methods like RSA and ECC, which rely on the computational infeasibility of factoring large numbers or solving discrete logarithms.Abdo Riani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Mizrahi finds looks that whisper elegance versus screaming it from the rooftops—think discrete laces or embellishments that offer a subtle shimmer.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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The main house measures in at about 8,000 square feet and has five bedrooms, while the detached guest house has another two bedrooms in just over 1,000 square feet of space.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
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Most of the devices were found in a detached garage, where the FBI also found tools and manufacturing materials, including homemade fuses and pieces of PVC pipe.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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The couple's use of the private judge has kept the details of the divorce largely under wraps.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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The bill removes an exemption for a private party transactions.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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