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as in person
a member of the human race
every individual has value
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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
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
The annual enrollment window for eligible individuals to select a Medicare Advantage or Prescription Drug Plan began Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7.
—John Littig, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025
The new facility, which will operate throughout the year, has a reception and waiting area, a separate space with individual booths where injecting can take place, a recovery area and an aftercare area where advice will be offered by charities and support organizations.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Two of the individuals got up and allegedly assaulted the man, according to state police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
The annual enrollment window for eligible individuals to select a Medicare Advantage or Prescription Drug Plan began Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7.
—John Littig, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Instead, the Venu JV companies will just continue their individual sports-programming journeys.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025
The new facility, which will operate throughout the year, has a reception and waiting area, a separate space with individual booths where injecting can take place, a recovery area and an aftercare area where advice will be offered by charities and support organizations.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for individual
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There is a $10 per person fee paid to the instructor.Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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To the average person, appreciating the elements that crowned Super Mario 64 a groundbreaking game back in 1996 requires at least some wandering around its world.Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Since September 2008 both entities have been under conservatorship.Simon Moore, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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For Amelia and Rowan, personal history has shown them that to rely on any person or public entity to protect them would be folly.Becca Andrews, Them, 13 Jan. 2025
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The rationale for the legislation is that Congress doesn’t want despots in North Korea or Russia or Iran or China to have reams of private and personal information on half of the country.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Plan something special in your personal life to make the most of this energy.Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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There’s room to coexist because Hollywood delivers different content, but caution remains about what will and will not work.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
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In a different video, TikToker Gabriella Rose lugs a suitcase down a snowy sidewalk, back to the camera.Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
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The movements Obama and Trump inspired were quite distinct.Ron Elving, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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Very bold colors—a long, bright orange hallway—and wacky costumes like Harvey’s floral suits, to give the film a strident, distinct look and feel.Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Other fire victims include a man who was found holding a garden hose as well as an 82-year-old man who died in his bed.CBS News, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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The crash was reported around 6:30 a.m. on I-84 West in the area of Exit 8 where a 55-year-old Avon man was driving a Lexus RX 450h in the left lane and was approaching a Hyundai Tiburon that was disabled in the left lane facing oncoming traffic, according to Connecticut State Police.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
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These replicas enable machines to understand their surroundings, predict movement and track the motion of objects.Alexandre de Vigan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Feynman came of age during the dawn of quantum mechanics, when scientists began to recognize that atoms, electrons, light, and other sub-nanoscale objects—building blocks for everything in the universe—obey fundamentally different rules than the objects of everyday life.Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Wang plans to continue following these populations in order to determine if the subjective assessments of memory issues lead to more dementia findings on standardized testing over time.Alice Park, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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But the calculation of a surplus or a deficit in California is often subjective and this year is no different.Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Individual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individual. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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