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 Even before the jury filed in, defense attorney Miles Brissette told Judge Jumes that Brissette would want a poll, a procedure in which the judge individually asks each juror whether the verdict is the juror’s. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026 At 4,479 TWh, hydro still generated substantially more electricity than either wind or solar individually. Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Per Vogue, this was in part due to the hand embroidery of each organza petal, which were individually beaded and hand-applied to the gown. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Aug. 2026 Infused with menthol and essential oils, each steamer releases a refreshing scent for 10 to 15 minutes and is individually wrapped for easy storage or travel. ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Flash freeze muffins or slices before wrapping individually; freeze loaves tightly wrapped for up to 3 months. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026 But with recent legislation that upended zoning laws across the state, many more lots — including vacant ones — are now open for development of small-scale complexes, each of which can be sold individually. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 During the offseason, players say Akina made a point of calling them individually, setting up one-on-one conversations that had little to do with coverages or tackling technique. Latif Love august 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 If multiple collection notices are just one symptom of a broader debt problem, resolving the underlying balances may be more productive than trying to manage each debt collector individually. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • Union County is separately developing a data center ordinance that would restrict the facilities to heavy industrial zoning and require a special-use permit.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Investment-management fees are tracked separately and excluded.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • Instead of behaving independently, large numbers of electrons coordinate their behavior to form an ordered state.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But, by the way, Congress should be acting independently of the president.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Individually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individually. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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