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
Clark faces a pivotal offseason after what was essentially a lost season individually, but one that nevertheless represented a step forward for the franchise by reaching the second round of the playoffs despite an array of injuries.
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Instead of walking individually, several moved in pairs or small groups.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Then, there’s exotic goods, which are little gifts which must be selectively (and repeatedly) offered to all the supporting cast individually to forge relationships (and even romance a few).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
At present, companies gather training data individually, with inconsistent results and higher costs.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Aside from the late Vaughn, Brandon Blackstock, Jeannie Seely, Connie Francis and Mike Borchetta were given notable mentions to lead off the show, with each individually commended for their contributions to the music industry.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
For now, his focus is just on his players, sitting down with many of them individually as the season wraps up.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Chun had ruled last week that two of those executives, head of Amazon Prime Jamil Ghani and Senior Vice President of Amazon Health Services Neil Lindsay, would be individually liable if a jury sided with the FTC.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Forty models, who were individually stationed outside of LoveShackFancy, Todd Snyder, Carolina Herrera, Etro and Wolford among other retailers, helped to attract attention.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Instead of walking individually, several moved in pairs or small groups.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Then, there’s exotic goods, which are little gifts which must be selectively (and repeatedly) offered to all the supporting cast individually to forge relationships (and even romance a few).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
At present, companies gather training data individually, with inconsistent results and higher costs.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Aside from the late Vaughn, Brandon Blackstock, Jeannie Seely, Connie Francis and Mike Borchetta were given notable mentions to lead off the show, with each individually commended for their contributions to the music industry.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
For now, his focus is just on his players, sitting down with many of them individually as the season wraps up.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
Chun had ruled last week that two of those executives, head of Amazon Prime Jamil Ghani and Senior Vice President of Amazon Health Services Neil Lindsay, would be individually liable if a jury sided with the FTC.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Forty models, who were individually stationed outside of LoveShackFancy, Todd Snyder, Carolina Herrera, Etro and Wolford among other retailers, helped to attract attention.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individually
Adverb
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Republicans say that issue should be dealt with separately.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The agency separately released recommended shipping dates for customers who want their packages to arrive by Christmas Day.—
Michelle Del Rey,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This article was written independently by PEOPLE’s editorial team and meets our editorial standards.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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All products featured on Bon Appétit are independently selected by our editors.—
Millie Peartree,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Individually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individually. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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