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
The $5 Sausage McMuffin with Egg meal and the $8 Big Mac meal are priced at a savings of more than 15% off the total price if each item is ordered individually, the company said.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
All the components are food-grade and individually FDA-approved, the scientists said, but the microbead formulation itself has not yet been cleared by regulators.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The earphones can be individually configured using the beyerdynamic smartphone.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
With individually powered parts.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Each division has been empowered to individually navigate their technology roadmap.
—John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Heat exposure was also estimated at a community level based on residential address and outdoor temperature, rather than individually.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
YouTube allows users to designate videos either individually or at the channel level.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
If your stain is tougher (like candle wax, a stain that's set, or a nasty spill), take care to treat it individually using methods specific to the stain.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
All the components are food-grade and individually FDA-approved, the scientists said, but the microbead formulation itself has not yet been cleared by regulators.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The earphones can be individually configured using the beyerdynamic smartphone.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
With individually powered parts.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Each division has been empowered to individually navigate their technology roadmap.
—John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Heat exposure was also estimated at a community level based on residential address and outdoor temperature, rather than individually.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
YouTube allows users to designate videos either individually or at the channel level.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
If your stain is tougher (like candle wax, a stain that's set, or a nasty spill), take care to treat it individually using methods specific to the stain.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individually
Adverb
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Kohl’s was corporation owned and purchased separately by Carpentersville.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Asking your mom to wait or celebrate separately is totally reasonable.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
4 Sep. 2025
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Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Individually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individually. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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