as in single
operating or standing on its own
The device can be purchased either as a stand-alone unit or as part of a bundled system. The rental property is a stand-alone guesthouse.
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Recent Examples of stand-alone
And a stand-alone NBCUniversal could pursue deals with other media companies (once again, as a buyer or seller) to scale up and compete.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
Neglecting the Filter Whether your air conditioner is connected to the furnace and ductwork or is a stand-alone unit (such as a window AC or a mini-split system), changing the filter is necessary.
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Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2026
The new collaboration comes at the same time as Abe swerved convention this season, showing her men’s collection with a stand-alone show and just a few women’s resort looks tossed in the mix.
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Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
More bureaucracy — in the form of the new stand-alone Department of Gun Violence Reduction — while well-intentioned, isn’t the panacea to what plagues our city, especially as whoever is appointed head of this new department will enjoy too much independence from the mayor.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
Neglecting the Filter Whether your air conditioner is connected to the furnace and ductwork or is a stand-alone unit (such as a window AC or a mini-split system), changing the filter is necessary.
—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2026
The new collaboration comes at the same time as Abe swerved convention this season, showing her men’s collection with a stand-alone show and just a few women’s resort looks tossed in the mix.
—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
More bureaucracy — in the form of the new stand-alone Department of Gun Violence Reduction — while well-intentioned, isn’t the panacea to what plagues our city, especially as whoever is appointed head of this new department will enjoy too much independence from the mayor.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-alone
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Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.
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Six days after the Yankees' first 15 batters couldn't get a hit off Bennett, the lanky left-hander retired the Angels' first 13 batters before Vaughn Grissom's fifth-inning single.
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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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This is a solid budget-to-midrange loadout, with a peppy if slightly underpowered Intel Core Ultra 5 processor running things and no discrete GPU.
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Stores display seasonal products from the past year at prices 30 to 65 percent off, and the prices are kept discrete, without signs blasting discounts.
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They got approved for a mortgage on a £150,000 (about $198,441) two-bedroom, semi-detached house in Seaham, England.
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Olise has purposefully cultivated a kind of detached non-persona.
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Rodríguez also said the country’s entire public and private healthcare network had been activated to treat the injured, urging doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to report immediately to their workplaces.
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Delta Air Lines is metro Atlanta's largest private employer.
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“Stand-alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-alone. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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