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 Every pairing is created individually, tailored not only to the menu but also to each guest's preferences, experience and occasion. Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Canned cocktails and individually bottled beverages are self-serve drink-station options that make party hosting that much easier. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2026 Part of the point of Wade’s book is that individual people proved individually resilient, and life carried on. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 More broadly, although the statements in the new exhibit are individually factual, they’re put together in a way that’s fundamentally misleading. John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026 Each seat then flattens down individually, its headrest sliding outward to create space to drop in the extension cushion that stores on the back of the seat. New Atlas, 24 July 2026 Topps Now cards are sold individually and only available for purchase from the company’s website for three days before they are distributed. Larry Holder, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Each piece is individually hand-dyed by artisans in India, producing subtle variations from one linen to the next. Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 Later, women were hired to individually cover each in foil before machines expedited the process. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 July 2026
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  • Unlike conventional drone operations, where individual aircraft are controlled separately, swarms are designed to allow multiple unmanned systems to coordinate, share information, adapt to battlefield conditions, and carry out missions collectively.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • Conservative Member of Parliament Priti Patel separately criticized Burnham and Miliband over plans to proceed with the Chagos Islands agreement.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
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  • These bivalve cancers have emerged independently at least ten times, with some even jumping species or crossing oceans.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Kennedy spoke for a 5-4 conservative majority to rule that corporations, unions and other groups were free to spend money independently to oppose or support candidates.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

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“Individually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individually. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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