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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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Therefore Primate and its promising central character turns more into a typical slasher flick, repeatedly knocking off the swimsuit-wearing teens one by one, his specialty being yanking out jaws and other bloody grossouts.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Can the Faithfuls work together or will the Traitors go undercover and pick off the Faithfuls one by one?
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Disable extensions one by one to identify the culprit.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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“One by one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20by%20one. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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