as in different
not the same or shared
it was late when the concert let out, so we all went our respective ways
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Recent Examples of respective
The winners of the primary election will appear on the ballot for their respective parties in November.
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The quake also claimed the lives of young players Víctor Palacios and Razan Sijaa, according to FVF and their respective clubs.
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Anabella González,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
In their respective grief, mommy issues, daughter issues, and, in the case of Armand and Daniel, daddy issues, our vampires are giving each other a run for their money over who is the most beautiful, most unwell.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Of course, the two more focused companies that Comcast and the new NBCUniversal will become could end up buying or selling to other players in their respective spaces.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The quake also claimed the lives of young players Víctor Palacios and Razan Sijaa, according to FVF and their respective clubs.
—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
In their respective grief, mommy issues, daughter issues, and, in the case of Armand and Daniel, daddy issues, our vampires are giving each other a run for their money over who is the most beautiful, most unwell.
—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Of course, the two more focused companies that Comcast and the new NBCUniversal will become could end up buying or selling to other players in their respective spaces.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respective
Adjective
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As the match enters a hydration break, Austria — which has already gone for broke with four substitutions this half — will have to try something different to rally.
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Researchers then move the ion to different locations above the chip by adjusting voltages on the trap electrodes.
Adjective
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Rodriguez, who has expressed some interest in the proposal, said city leaders had not determined how county election officials would issue separate ballots for voters who would be barred from state and national contests.
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
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“Respective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respective. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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