as in separately
for each person or thing
Each one of you will be disciplined individually for your role in the caper. Their raises were individually determined based on job performance over the past year.
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Recent Examples of individually
Wash and thoroughly dry the cucumbers, then wrap them individually in paper towels before placing them in a plastic bag.
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Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
The bet behind Firecrawl is that this shouldn't be every company's problem to solve individually.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 June 2026
The packs of 20 and 72 are sold individually.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
Each child should be registered individually.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Be aware of the superpowers of your employees—not only collectively but also individually.
—Matthew Warren, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Bardem gets the most, and most extreme attitudes, to play, whether cozying up individually to the Bowdens, threatening a groupie, undergoing a religious conversion, acting normal or being weird.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Lectra’s solutions support each of these pillars individually while connecting all stages of the garment lifecycle through centralized data and integrated workflows.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Although the players will not have their names read out individually at this summer’s finals, the plan is for them to be escorted onto the pitch by children.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 June 2026
Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
The bet behind Firecrawl is that this shouldn't be every company's problem to solve individually.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 June 2026
The packs of 20 and 72 are sold individually.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
Each child should be registered individually.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Be aware of the superpowers of your employees—not only collectively but also individually.
—Matthew Warren, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Bardem gets the most, and most extreme attitudes, to play, whether cozying up individually to the Bowdens, threatening a groupie, undergoing a religious conversion, acting normal or being weird.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Lectra’s solutions support each of these pillars individually while connecting all stages of the garment lifecycle through centralized data and integrated workflows.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
Although the players will not have their names read out individually at this summer’s finals, the plan is for them to be escorted onto the pitch by children.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individually
Adverb
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The couple has appeared together and separately in the content, per TMZ, with guests from their content appearing on the podcast.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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As part of that effort, the Justice Department separately created a new National Fraud Enforcement Division which merged a number of Justice Department offices, including its healthcare fraud section.—
Laura Geller,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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According to the project team, Pemba walked independently on sections of terrain with inclines of less than 30 degrees.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Individually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individually. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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