individuals

noun

plural of individual
1
as in people
a member of the human race every individual has value

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2
as in entities
one that has a real and independent existence our general concept of what constitutes a chair is based on our experience with many individuals that were called chairs

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Recent Examples of individuals In what will always be a team sport, there is now a sharper focus than ever on individuals. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 They were won through the relentless efforts of individuals advocating for justice. — Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026 The documentary follows people whose lives were permanently changed by 9/11 — individuals who responded to the attacks by choosing lives of service, sacrifice, and purpose. — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026 Police said the individuals were removed from Lavou Lounge by security but continued arguing outside. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Deputies arrived on the scene and made contact with the son, also learning that several other individuals were potentially inside the residence. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026 In a statement to PEOPLE, a Fort Collins Police spokesperson confirmed that six individuals were transported by ambulance to area hospitals, including the driver, who was described only as an adult male. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Morais described the brawl as an isolated incident among a group of individuals. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 The agency received 163,459 permit applications last year from 14,996 individuals. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individuals
  1. people
  2. entities
  3. men
  4. things
  5. guys
  6. objects
  7. lives
  8. substances
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines and a handful of other entities as part of its ongoing effort to isolate Iran's economy.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The addition of Clear Street builds on a growing roster of regulated financial entities and infrastructure providers choosing to plug directly into the network.
    — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of entities
Noun
  • Steinem then went on to become a freelance journalist in New York during the 1960s — when newsrooms were largely run by men and female reporters were typically restricted in the topics they were allowed to cover.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Two men were arrested in connection with the deaths on Wednesday, in a joint operation involving the State of Mexico Prosecutor’s Office, the federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection and the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security.
    — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of men
Noun
  • Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
  • These were pretty innocuous in the grand scheme of things, but were hanging as a PR headache for Ferrari heading to its home race.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • There’s a certain level of performance those guys have operated at for a long time and it’s been very successful.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Maybe the biggest fourth-wall break was the show following you guys to BravoCon, which is a lot to take in even without the cameras in tow.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • Even so, the few that are detectable could offer insight into how different celestial objects—from black holes to galaxies—form.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Open Thursday and Friday, the immersive experience brings Target’s design approach to life through everyday objects such as the Target cart or a lipstick elevated to the status of art.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of objects
Noun
  • Released in 2025, the first part of Julia Loktev’s monumental documentary project My Undesirable Friends, subtitled Last Air in Moscow, gave us a sprawling, breathless look at a few devastating months in the lives of Russian journalists.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • God willing, that place will be juvenile court, where the lives of these young people can be respected and honored.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of lives
Noun
  • This pilot is meant to address a gap the district saw in a lack of specialized personnel to provide prevention education, community engagement and intervention protocols for students using substances.
    — Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Bioaccumulation, the increase in the concentration of heavy metals or other toxic chemicals in a living organism’s fatty tissues and muscles over time due to the organism’s inability to break down and excrete these substances quickly enough.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of substances

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“Individuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individuals. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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