as in single
not physically attached to another unit
several discrete sections to this vast medical complex, including a college of pharmacology and a research center
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Recent Examples of discrete
The karting games that ran on previous appliances allowed racers to compete on only a series of discrete tracks.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
All this is controlled via a discrete pusher hidden on the watch head’s top flank, which is revealed when the case is removed from its housing and rotated 90 degrees.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
There’s no way that happens in a single, discrete meeting.
—George Bradt, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Job Interviews Any candidate treating a job interview as a discrete meeting is doomed to failure.
—George Bradt, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
All this is controlled via a discrete pusher hidden on the watch head’s top flank, which is revealed when the case is removed from its housing and rotated 90 degrees.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
There’s no way that happens in a single, discrete meeting.
—George Bradt, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Job Interviews Any candidate treating a job interview as a discrete meeting is doomed to failure.
—George Bradt, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for discrete
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discrete
Adjective
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Each plane has four single suites and four side-by-side suites, two of each at the front of each business class cabin.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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And others fear the learning curve will slow them down during critical production phases or that relying too heavily on technology creates single points of failure.—
Allison Begalman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The gym murder case in the episode is very much separate from everything else going on with Olympia and Matty’s story.—
Jim Halterman,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
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Adams, who was 30 at the time, was living in a converted studio apartment on her parents’ property separate from the main house in Ocala, according to an arrest affidavit filed by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Out back, there’s a sleek new pool and detached garage, primed for conversion.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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The report further indicates that there was one dead rodent in the attached garage, and across the three detached garages, investigators encountered one live rodent, one dead rodent, one nest, and one building with gnaw marks.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Discrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discrete. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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