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
This story first appeared in a February stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
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Lisa De Los Reyes, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Acorns Early functions as its own stand-alone deposit account, but parents interested in teaching their children about the market (and who are paying $12 a month for an Acorns Gold account) can take advantage of its seamless integration with an investment account designed for kids.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc. does not anticipate any significant changes to its business strategies and intends to continue its growth through additional investments in stand-alone single-tenant properties.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
Martin, who also sells fabric, rugs, wallpaper, and décor through her eponymous line, had designed a Miami hotel but never a stand-alone bar.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Feb. 2025
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Lisa De Los Reyes, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Acorns Early functions as its own stand-alone deposit account, but parents interested in teaching their children about the market (and who are paying $12 a month for an Acorns Gold account) can take advantage of its seamless integration with an investment account designed for kids.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc. does not anticipate any significant changes to its business strategies and intends to continue its growth through additional investments in stand-alone single-tenant properties.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
Martin, who also sells fabric, rugs, wallpaper, and décor through her eponymous line, had designed a Miami hotel but never a stand-alone bar.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
Adjective
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Under his leadership, his company has expanded from a single warehouse to six state-of-the-art facilities covering 15,000 square feet.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Its single most laughable choice is a high-key bonkers, low-key offensive twist that I am forbidden to reveal here.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That temporary restraining order came one day after a federal judge in Baltimore temporarily blocked the executive order in response to a separate lawsuit filed on behalf of families with transgender or nonbinary children.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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In a separate note on Monday, analysts at Germany’s Mwb Research upgraded their price target for Hensoldt to 45 euros ($47.12) per share from 43 euros per share, but downgraded the stock from a buy to a hold.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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While image diffusion models add continuous noise to pixel values, text diffusion models can't apply continuous noise to discrete tokens (chunks of text data).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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As the Sinner case has made clear, no two doping cases are the same and comparing judgements made on discrete sets of facts and evidence is a limited exercise.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The film seems to comment on the evolution of communication—from a love of language to a more detached, modern form of communication.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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The wood fence enclosing the yard is new, and a detached garage has a workshop and holds one car.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The top official of the Social Security Administration quit over the weekend after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency sought access to sensitive records containing the private information of Americans, according to a source familiar with the dispute.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Expectations going into the release were muted, especially following Founder and CEO Robin Li’s absence from President Xi’s historic private economy symposium attended by internet and technology entrepreneurs.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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