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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Instead, they’re forced to fight for their lives against an invisible monster that starts killing them one by one.
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Keith Langston, People.com, 6 June 2025
As their leases have come up, the shows have relocated one by one as Hackman has being going through approvals on their $1 billion plan for the facility amid some opposition from neighboring businesses.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 June 2025
In the same sit-down at the church, Johnson celebrated the many Black people who hold senior roles in his administration, listing their names one by one.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Groups of former players are presented to fans one by one before a lap of the ground, strikers Rooney and Duncan Ferguson among the most popular.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Keith Langston, People.com, 6 June 2025
As their leases have come up, the shows have relocated one by one as Hackman has being going through approvals on their $1 billion plan for the facility amid some opposition from neighboring businesses.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 June 2025
In the same sit-down at the church, Johnson celebrated the many Black people who hold senior roles in his administration, listing their names one by one.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Groups of former players are presented to fans one by one before a lap of the ground, strikers Rooney and Duncan Ferguson among the most popular.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 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 12 Jun. 2025.
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