1
as in single
not physically attached to another unit
a freestanding CD player that can easily be hooked up to your existing components
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as in independent
not being under the rule or control of another
it's a freestanding store, not a franchise
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Recent Examples of freestanding
There is also a freestanding version that has two sizes (5 feet by 5 feet and 6 feet by 6 feet).
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Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2020
And a related fundraising drive, yielding $17 million, helped formally launch the center itself, not just as a loose assemblage of interested researchers but as a freestanding research facility.
—John Semley, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2020
Dora drove Nick to the nearest hospital, a freestanding emergency room in the Baptist system.
—Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Apr. 2020
The Hunts also opted for a freestanding tub and eliminated the shower curtain to keep an open feel.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2020
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Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2020
And a related fundraising drive, yielding $17 million, helped formally launch the center itself, not just as a loose assemblage of interested researchers but as a freestanding research facility.
—John Semley, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2020
Dora drove Nick to the nearest hospital, a freestanding emergency room in the Baptist system.
—Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Apr. 2020
The Hunts also opted for a freestanding tub and eliminated the shower curtain to keep an open feel.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freestanding
Adjective
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The cheeseburgers at Mama’s Snack shack are $5.50 for a single and $8.60 for a double.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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There was not a single person in that caucus that could defend that vote.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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The aforementioned eggs were distributed to Walmart, Safeway, chains owned by Kroger and various other independent and chain supermarkets.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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Whether the indictment is solid or not, Abrego García will now have competent legal defense and will be before independent judges.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Oklahoma reached a separate $270 million settlement in 2019.—
Alex Sundby
June 17,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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Moretti adapted Nevo’s short story collection together with co-screenwriters Federica Pontremoli and Valia Santella, intertwining the book’s separate stories about the various bonds — familial, political, social and romantic — that both restrict and liberate, into a single narrative.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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Google even introduced tools that can browse the web and use software under user direction — early examples of the autonomous AI agents that many see as the next frontier.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
7 June 2025
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Although the federal government has already started to streamline some regulations around autonomous driving, Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein said regulators might possibly craft rules in a way that would single out Tesla.—
Chris Kirkham,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Established in 1980, Channel Islands National Park consists of five islands — Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and more detached Santa Barbara — and the marine reserves which lie within 1 nautical mile of the group’s 175 miles of coastline.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
4 June 2025
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Anderson built del Toro’s role around the actor, who repays him with a beauty of a performance, embodying the detached charisma of a morally dubious tycoon with cool ease.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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“Freestanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freestanding. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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