one by one
idiom
: separately in a series : one at a time : first one and then another one, etc.
I solved the problems one by one.
The performers took the stage one by one.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Combs’ motion, filed in the U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York and viewed by NBC News, breaks down all of Jones’ numerous claims one by one.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
As lottery balls popped up one by one during a live broadcast — 7, 11, 12 — the Hawks needed the fourth and final ball to be marked 9 or 14.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
These antibodies were then tested one by one in mice poisoned by venom from each of the 19 species, allowing scientists to understand systematically the minimum number of components that would neutralize all the venoms.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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“One by one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20by%20one. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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