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as in person
a member of the human race
every individual has value
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2
as in entity
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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as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
everyone has his or her own individual opinion about the subject, but you will have to work together
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as in different
not the same or shared
guest rooms at the inn have individual bathrooms
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as in distinct
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
he's got a highly individual laugh that I would know anywhere
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Recent Examples of individual
Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Research by the organization has shown that non-LGBTQ viewers who see LGBTQ people in media are
50% more likely to feel familiar with the community, and 35% more likely to be comfortable interacting with LGBTQ individuals.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Tap any device to see its individual traffic usage and transmission rates, give it bandwidth priority, isolate it from the network, and see if it has been assigned to a user profile.
—PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
For example, if the individual who passed did not have life insurance, long-term care or supplemental disability insurance, there may also be debts left behind that can erode the inheritance.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Research by the organization has shown that non-LGBTQ viewers who see LGBTQ people in media are
50% more likely to feel familiar with the community, and 35% more likely to be comfortable interacting with LGBTQ individuals.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
By identifying high-risk behaviors, brands can fine-tune return policies on an individual basis, mitigating fraud while maintaining flexibility for loyal customers.
—WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Tap any device to see its individual traffic usage and transmission rates, give it bandwidth priority, isolate it from the network, and see if it has been assigned to a user profile.
—PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for individual
Noun
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Of those cases, one person has been hospitalized and one person (not hospitalized) died.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
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One person or three or four people is not bigger than hip-hop.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s no deadline to claim property once it’s been transferred to the State Controller’s Office by banks, businesses, insurance companies and other entities.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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In Callahan’s view, the pilot program has another flaw: The states and other entities that apply are required to bring up to 20 percent of their project’s costs to the table, a serious obstacle to Native tribes, which, in Callahan’s view, shouldn’t be subject to the matching-funds obligation.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Human Factor The avalanche awareness community is all about focusing on personal biases, communication, and group dynamics.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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Others defended frequent vacations as a personal choice that's not indicative of underlying discontent.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But that was an almost entirely different team, except for reserve guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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What if Piper emerges from the meditation center with entirely different values.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Despite sounding the same, the sewing and cooking meanings may have distinct origins but evolved similarly in English.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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This fantasy set-up is the catalyst for a journey of reconnection for mother and father, May and Cody, across a variety of brilliantly distinct levels.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The bottom line: Lookin' like another fowl season for Hooter and co. Drexel Drexel's men are done after they were bounced in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tourney.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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Popular belief held that women were incapable of withstanding high altitudes, savage elements, and carrying heavy loads without men’s help.—
Cassidy Randall,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The team wants to determine whether the galaxy and its rapid evolution are truly unique, or if there are more like it in the early universe since a single celestial object is not enough to establish a new model of galaxy formation, Carniani said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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His wrists were slit and there were traces of being hit by a large object and it was discovered that there was poison in his system.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The soundscape of Unseen Olympiad was created independently of the footage, again lending to the subjective feel.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2025
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However, this idea is met with skepticism by many, who argue that AI models lack subjective experiences and emotions, merely optimizing for the reward functions programmed into them.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Individual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individual. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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