as in separately
without aid or support
independently came to the same conclusion
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Recent Examples of independently
All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Classification, retrieval, and association become operations that can be learned and repeated independently of any particular person.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
—Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2026
More from Contributor Content Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Feb. 2026
Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
Classification, retrieval, and association become operations that can be learned and repeated independently of any particular person.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
—Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2026
More from Contributor Content Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for independently
Adverb
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In 2023, the firm was separately contracted to develop a linear aerospike rocket engine for a spaceplane demonstrator.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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At one point, officials claimed Fullerton fans were blowing a whistle in the stands and separately issued a yellow card on an adult on the sidelines who was not dressed in Fullerton colors and didn’t appear to be an official member of the team.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Just a week before the Super Bowl, Vansteenberghe attended the Grammys alone.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
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The value didn’t come from automation alone.—
David Heacock,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The ad shows the new Cadillac Formula 1 vehicle being formed out of parts, all of which can be seen individually over a desert landscape.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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These individually wrapped peanut butter and oat bites are a suitable lunch box treat, or fuel for people who take long bike rides and other torturous endurance sports.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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They are no longer seen solely as operators or stewards of capital.—
Alan H.H. Fleischmann,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The flowers, which appear both singly and in clusters, display the classic hybrid tea form.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Mimosa and Bloody Mary variations, in flights or singly, can be purchased separately.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Independently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/independently. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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