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 latest: The new restaurant, at 2376 N. Lincoln, is just the beginning of the chain's plans for 2025, which also includes its first stand-alone drive-thru, on Taylor Street in the South Loop, expected later this winter.
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Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The shows were originally offered as part of Playhouse on Park’s season subscription package but later moved from that package deal and made to be stand-alone events.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
The four-year-old Isomorphic Labs was spun off from DeepMind in 2021 as a stand-alone subsidiary under Alphabet.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
The service would be separate from what is available on the parent company’s Max streaming service, and evokes plans that NBCUniversal’s CNBC recently announced for a stand-alone service called CNBC+.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The shows were originally offered as part of Playhouse on Park’s season subscription package but later moved from that package deal and made to be stand-alone events.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
The four-year-old Isomorphic Labs was spun off from DeepMind in 2021 as a stand-alone subsidiary under Alphabet.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
The service would be separate from what is available on the parent company’s Max streaming service, and evokes plans that NBCUniversal’s CNBC recently announced for a stand-alone service called CNBC+.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
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That would leave an even smaller 217-215 majority for a few months – so House Republicans can't lose a single vote and still pass bills.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The seams are sealed so not a single drop of moisture seeps through, and five zippered pockets keep your essentials dry.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2025
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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
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Meanwhile, the Senate has plenty of ideas for its own spending plan, including possibly splitting Trump’s agenda into two discrete pieces.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Biogen's effective tax rate for the year was 14.4%, up from 10.4% in the previous year, due to changes in the geographic mix of earnings and the impact of discrete tax items.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
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The fire was reported about 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1800 block of Sims Avenue in St. Paul in a detached garage, said Jeremiah Melquist, assistant fire chief for the St. Paul Fire Department, who gave the following information about the fire.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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Of course, there’s also the aforementioned detached garage for the avid car enthusiast.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 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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In recent years, UC San Diego has invested considerable resources into bridging the gap between academia and private industry.—
Natallie Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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