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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 subjective
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 separate
not the same or shared
guest rooms at the inn have individual bathrooms
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as in characteristic
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
Sarah Min, CNBC, 19 May 2026
The caller also reported seeing a male individual running into a swamp near the crash site.
—Edie Peffley, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, gave the maximum individual contribution of $39,200 to Mahan directly, and $1 million to the Deliver for California committee.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
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Noun
Join us for our third CNBC Pro LIVE, where investors of all backgrounds — from financial professionals to everyday individuals — come together to cut through the noise and gain actionable strategies for smarter, more disciplined investing.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 19 May 2026
The caller also reported seeing a male individual running into a swamp near the crash site.
—Edie Peffley, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Adjective
Only 19% of AI users sit in what Microsoft calls the Frontier zone, where individual skill and organizational readiness reinforce each other.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, gave the maximum individual contribution of $39,200 to Mahan directly, and $1 million to the Deliver for California committee.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for individual
Noun
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At least one person was killed by a gunman at the Islamic Center of San Diego today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations said in a statement.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Clark attended an elementary and a middle school in person at the district, but following the pandemic his family enrolled him online schooling full time, Canning said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The 2016 act authorizes the president to impose economic sanctions and visa bans on foreign individuals or entities worldwide responsible for gross human rights abuses or significant corruption.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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Gender distress plays a more pronounced role in the film later on, as two crucial scenes frame it as the insurmountable obstacle that prevents the entity’s targets from returning to a version of their previous lives.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The patient’s history is necessarily subjective.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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These are not rankings but more so a hard look at the value of the league’s best players, and the project is a subjective exercise.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said emergency responders treated victims at four separate shooting scenes across the city.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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This Bagsmart travel jewelry organizer has separate, dedicated pockets and compartments for your rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings, and folds up into a compact pouch for easy packing.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Mpox symptoms can include fever, swollen lymph nodes and a characteristic rash, according to CDC.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Parallel Tales has Farhadi’s characteristic polish and DP Guillaume Deffontaines, who has worked frequently with Bruno Dumont, lights the interiors beautifully, lending subtle golden tones to the fiction scenes.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Here was a man who had conquered eight halls of fame, had traveled the world many times over, and nothing compared to his home.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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And with the loss, the Dodgers (29-19) fell half a game back of the Padres (29-18), after squandering two separate opportunities with speedy Hyeseong Kim standing on third base with two out, and stranding men on first and second in the ninth.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Three-dimensional ads that look like physical objects in the road?—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
14 May 2026
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Many of the looks on display come from a collection of around 1,500 fashion objects and historical costumes from two Swiss collectors, Martin Kamer and Wolfgang Ruf, that the KGM acquired in 2003; Kamer was a costume designer and Ruf ran a gallery trading historical textiles.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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The Crosstown Classic just got incredibly personal.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Riley has been through his share of personal loss.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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“Individual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individual. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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