as in separately
without aid or support
independently came to the same conclusion
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Recent Examples of independently
Tests were carried out independently by two separate overseas laboratories, with both reaching the same conclusion, according to Navalnaya.
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Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
PCMag editors select and review products independently.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Newsweek has not independently verified these messages.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
Our team of editors independently makes all recommendations.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2025
Autonomous systems—such as agentic AI that can observe, identify, reason and act independently—represent a paradigm shift by enabling personalized and contextual security.
—Pulak De, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Sep. 2025
Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
PCMag editors select and review products independently.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Newsweek has not independently verified these messages.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
Our team of editors independently makes all recommendations.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2025
Autonomous systems—such as agentic AI that can observe, identify, reason and act independently—represent a paradigm shift by enabling personalized and contextual security.
—Pulak De, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for independently
Adverb
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The knit crewneck sweater and midi skirt set will elevate any fall travel wardrobe, separately and together.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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The two teenagers were separately charged for an August 2024 attack on Transport for London, a government agency that oversees trains, buses, taxis, and the London Underground.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But when companies dig in, persistence alone isn’t enough.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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The available evidence suggests that Kirk’s alleged killer, a twenty-two-year-old man from Utah without any clear political affiliation, acted alone.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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To date, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico and Virginia have individually taken action to expand COVID vaccine access by allowing pharmacists to administer the vaccine under certain circumstances.—
Jaimie Seaton,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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The clinic considers hair transplantation not only as a technical procedure but as an aesthetic art and evaluates each patient individually.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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It is concerned solely with the here-and-now, preserving the peace for just one more day, and waiting for the CCP to collapse like the imperial dynasties that ruled China before.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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While detailing the first in-person meeting between her and Rodríguez, Pascal spoke about the specific rhetoric that trans actors sometimes come up against, which is that trans actors should connect with trans subjects based solely on identity, rather than the many other aspects of their humanity.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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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Not singly, not a lone fish here and there, but in packs.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Independently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/independently. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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