as in separately
for each person or thing
The first and second place winners were given, respectively, a trophy and a ribbon for their performances.
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Recent Examples of respectively
Bracco’s later performances on Game Changers and Edge of Extinction were under-edited and underwhelming, respectively, so Season 50 may be her last real chance to set the record straight on her capabilities.
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Ben Rosenstock, Time, 29 May 2025
Cases from 2013 in California and Utah alleged about $38,000 and $20,000 went missing, respectively.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 May 2025
His wife Mary Anne previously served in the Rye City School District, and the couple’s two children, Bill Jr. and Jaime, work as a guidance director and a third-grade teacher respectively.
—David Chiu, People.com, 29 May 2025
Children and seniors account for 38% and 24% of Florida SNAP recipients, respectively.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Time, 29 May 2025
Cases from 2013 in California and Utah alleged about $38,000 and $20,000 went missing, respectively.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 May 2025
His wife Mary Anne previously served in the Rye City School District, and the couple’s two children, Bill Jr. and Jaime, work as a guidance director and a third-grade teacher respectively.
—David Chiu, People.com, 29 May 2025
Children and seniors account for 38% and 24% of Florida SNAP recipients, respectively.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectively
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
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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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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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