as in separately
for each person or thing
The two problems should be addressed discretely, as one is unrelated to the other.
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separately
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The justices also separately reined in orders seeking transparency at DOGE, the team once led by billionaire Elon Musk.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025 -
The battle royale between the world’s most powerful man and its richest inhabitant appears to be mostly over, save for some residual skirmishing on the social media platforms separately owned by Trump and Musk.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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“Discretely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discretely. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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