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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
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
The individual eventually settles on some greenery found in the yard.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Yes, individual companies have gone bust trying to make off-site happen at scale.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Noun
When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
The individual eventually settles on some greenery found in the yard.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
According to the company, Roboto Origin has attracted top global talent, from university researchers to Fortune 500 engineers and startup technical teams, forming a collaborative network that accelerates innovation beyond individual organizations.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Yes, individual companies have gone bust trying to make off-site happen at scale.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for individual
Noun
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Last week, according to WBD, a person speaking on Paramount’s behalf told a Warner board member that Paramount would agree to pay $31 per share if the two sides held deal talks.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Food and drink Onsite restaurant L’Escale is just as much a Greenwich institution as the hotel itself—a proper entity conveniently attached at the hip to your lodging for power lunchers in daylight, special-occasion diners in the evening, and a rotating cast of Hopper subjects always at the bar.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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The bill also gives the legal right to anyone who is harmed by such material to seek a remedy and bring an action against the entity that distributed the material.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Cheesy comparisons aside, the reason chefs are responsible for their own knives boils down to subjective preferences and comfort.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
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Yet the questions seemed inexplicably broad and subjective.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The water district will also have a separate booth to update the public on a Climate Adaptation Plan that was funded by the state, Wolski said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Wingcube is a tall, narrow box that tows easily on top of a separate trailer.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Thousands of cycles generate histograms showing the characteristic conductance of individual molecules.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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As of winter 2026/27, the French line will have two ships based there, with explorer-class vessel Le Jacques Cartier joining M/S Paul Gaugin, a ship that was purpose-built to cruise the shallow lagoons so characteristic of the region.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
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While officers were still at the scene, they were notified of a fourth victim, a man who had been transported to the hospital by a private vehicle, police said.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Van Dyke was in the apartment with a woman when they were allegedly approached by two armed men, Valverde said.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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At some point, those fuel sources will be exhausted, no further energy will be naturally extracted from what remains within them, and those once-brilliant objects will fade away into darkness.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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From a design perspective, that reinforces Ratti’s desire to keep the emphasis on the flame itself and not the object.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
6 Feb. 2026
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Everyone’s personal experience of the pizza, or of the healing, or of the spiritual awakening, Gilbert said, was going to be completely different.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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The service Smiling, friendly, and personal.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Individual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individual. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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