individually

Definition of individuallynext
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 Most of my clients are letting their employees haphazardly take advantage of these things as the individually see fit. Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Glide has made MagicalAuth available to businesses and developers, but banks have to adopt it individually. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The doughnuts are available in-shop and for pickup or delivery via Krispy Kreme's app or website, individually and by the dozen. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 Head coach Vincent Kompany confirmed the Germany international would not be included in the squad for Saturday’s game and had been training individually this week. Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Some nets come in pairs rather than individually, while others include extras such as soccer balls or cones. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Rare books are priced individually, according to the library system's website. Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2026 The number represents about a third of the Connecticut prison population and individually represents mothers, fathers, brothers, sons who have been accused but not found guilty. Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026 Most is in the form of subatomic particles called neutrinos, which carry little energy individually but are generated in vast numbers when a star explodes. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individually
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  • Sure enough, Heyward and Freeman headed south that day — still driving separately because of their differing morning routines.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Hollywood Reporter has separately learned that Lee reached a confidential settlement agreement with actor Mark Curry in 2015.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • To be more specific, regular LED TVs use all-blue or white LEDs for the backlight, but RGB LED TVs like the Sony BRAVIA 7 II have independently driven red, green, and blue LEDs.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • David Jefferys All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Individually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individually. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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