1
as in person
a member of the human race
every individual has value
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2
as in entity
one that has a real and independent existence
our general concept of what constitutes a chair is based on our experience with many individuals that were called chairs
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as in subjective
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
everyone has his or her own individual opinion about the subject, but you will have to work together
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as in separate
not the same or shared
guest rooms at the inn have individual bathrooms
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as in characteristic
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
he's got a highly individual laugh that I would know anywhere
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Recent Examples of individual
Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
For every bottle of Max Mix sold at participating Hy-Vee stores this month, both Max Mix and Hy-Vee will have donated $1 to Inclusion Connections BelongKC — a nonprofit that helps support individuals with disabilities through inclusivity, community involvement and access to employment.
—Alexa Stone
updated March 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
This means that individual rotors cannot tilt on their own in any direction.
—Etiido Uko
march 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Together, these individuals bedevil lawmakers with their flag-waving and their exaggerations about the alien problem.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
For every bottle of Max Mix sold at participating Hy-Vee stores this month, both Max Mix and Hy-Vee will have donated $1 to Inclusion Connections BelongKC — a nonprofit that helps support individuals with disabilities through inclusivity, community involvement and access to employment.
—Alexa Stone
updated March 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Researchers noted that fossils or individual specimens mostly appear after water movement brings them to the surface.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
This means that individual rotors cannot tilt on their own in any direction.
—Etiido Uko
march 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for individual
Noun
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According to a source in the room, there were about 250 members of the donor community at the event, which cost at least $100,000 per person to attend.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Assault with a dangerous weapon on a person 60 or older.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By giving multiple agencies access to the same drones, all participating entities can be under one program and avoid investing in dozens of drones with different software that wouldn't communicate with each other.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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In many parts of Cook County, there are so many governmental entities grabbing a piece of the action that property tax bills look like grocery-store receipts.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But in order for baseball to create its system, MLB had to definitively define its strike zone, which has been a moving, subjective target since the dawn of the game.—
Juliette Arcodia,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Scary is subjective, but for many people, HHN is terrifying.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Gordon has missed 44 games this season with separate hamstring injuries.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bathrooms have separate showers and tubs, and ultra-fluffy robes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As the caring Moon enters Leo and your 5th House of Ingenuity, you’re filled with bold, Leonine energy — a perfect counterpart to your sign’s characteristic courage.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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His durability is a standout characteristic but, naturally, it is being tested.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Two men have been indicted on federal charges of possessing guns in a school zone, though the case stems from a shootout across the street from an elementary school, in a liquor store parking lot, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Hecht, playing one of the hostages, adds her typically off-beat depth, and I was most amused by John Ortiz as the FBI agent with the standard G-man voice and personality to match.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Therefore, this light-blocking object has to be closer than those stars are, located much less than 100,000 light-years away at the most.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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One of the biggest headaches any launch with a hatch deals with is known as FOD, or foreign-object debris, which could be as small as a piece of hair trapped in the seal where the hatch closes.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Brooks is still wont to assume that social crises are a function of our personal habits, not economic or political injustice, and his methodological tics are the same as ever.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Wacha kept the Braves off the scoreboard while Salvador Perez provided the offense, hitting his first homer of the season and snapping a personal 15-inning scoreless streak.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Individual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individual. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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