1
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
Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Beth Model Africa faced numerous challenges in its early days, but what stood out the most was the distrust and lack of information about how modeling agencies worked in Nigeria for both companies and individuals.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Conservatives typically treasure civic institutions as a storehouse of ancestral wisdom; those on the left have championed universal rights, individual freedoms and the vox populi.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Noun
See treasures The elegant artifacts likely belonged to a high-ranking individual, possibly a member of the aristocracy, experts said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Beth Model Africa faced numerous challenges in its early days, but what stood out the most was the distrust and lack of information about how modeling agencies worked in Nigeria for both companies and individuals.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The federal government argues the states can adjust their individual budgets.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Conservatives typically treasure civic institutions as a storehouse of ancestral wisdom; those on the left have championed universal rights, individual freedoms and the vox populi.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for individual
Noun
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An instinctively empathetic person who was loved by everyone who met her.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Every person in the USA, not just citizens, has a right to due process.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The shortest answer to this question is that a violin and a fiddle are structurally the same instrument, but it can certainly be argued that a fiddle is its own entity.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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The combined entity will become the eighth-largest bank covered by government deposit insurance, the Fed said.—
Chris Prentice and Saeed Azhar,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rescuers used two fire boats, a helicopter and personal watercraft to look for the boy, as well as personnel on the beach, Guzman said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Athletic recently obtained emails in which Hudson showed concern about fans attacking Belichick and his personal life.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Pope Francis preached the same gospel in different language.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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The ability of the government to cross-reference personal information using databases from different agencies is tightly regulated under the US Privacy Act.—
Dell Cameron,
Wired News,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Justice Department is considering a plan to merge the ATF and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), both of which often collaborate but have distinct missions.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The title drop, when a line of dialogue references the film’s title, is a delicate art with a distinct cult following.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Their names appeared on a list of more than 200 Venezuelan men held in the notorious prison, which is how their family found them.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What unites these objects, which range from the humble to the humorous, and the extremely high-end?—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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From the candelabras to the pieces of furniture, Visconti’s collections are distinguished by cast-bronze and by furniture and objects that take their inspiration from organic forms and are sometimes even sculpted with pieces the designer herself collects in nature.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Whatever the vocabulary, this new breed of firm used subjective concepts to drive their business processes.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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At its roots, the Ballon d’Or is a subjective award.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Individual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individual. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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