respectively

adverb

Definition of respectivelynext
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 Club names FedEx and FedEx Freight report earnings tomorrow evening and Thursday evening, respectively. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 That takes them, respectively, to 153%, 267% and 126% of the pre-industrial levels witnessed before 1750. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Ligue 1 games to be hosted Saturday by Nice and Lorient have also been changed to, respectively, Friday evening and Monday evening, the league said. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Then, on Sunday, Baylor and North Carolina State fired Dave Aranda and Dave Doeren, respectively. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for respectively
Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectively
  1. separately
  2. individually
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  • The League of Women Voters of Alaska and Common Cause filed separately, warning that the DOJ’s demand to investigate voter intent presents severe constitutional hazards.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The asking price is 40 million euros or $45 million, with furnishings available separately.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of separately
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  • Unlike weapons that engage targets individually, microwave systems can potentially counter several drones within an engagement area.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Its sales representatives are individually building personal Gmail scripts, at night, in Google Apps Script, to survive an inbox that the AI-first version of the same company would have automated a year ago.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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