individuals

noun

Definition of individualsnext
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 Synonyms for individuals
  1. people
  2. entities
  3. men
  4. things
  5. guys
  6. substances
  7. creatures
  8. realities
Noun
  • Authorities are investigating a shooting that left two people injured early Saturday morning in Union City.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Scientists know now that the stealthy menace originated in east Asia and was probably spread inadvertently by people to every continent except Antarctica.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of people
Noun
  • While the case initially involved eight gun-industry entities, the district court granted a bid from six to toss out the suit on other grounds.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The trend toward outsourcing is fueling a boom in outsourcing providers, partners, agencies, and other entities.
    Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of entities
Noun
  • Both men and women supported Proposition 36 pretty evenly, though voters under 30 expressed the least support.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Eleven million people have fled their homes, pursued by men with guns and followed by famine.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of men
Noun
  • There are tradeoffs in the way that humans do things and the way that AI does things.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There are of course some areas where Salesforce could take things even further.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of things
Noun
  • While a few guys are into it, the rest of them would rather be doing anything else — napping, preferably.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Our framework for a plan is based in real-time, based on how these guys feel.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of guys
Noun
  • And those are just the substances that turned up in the specific batches that were tested, Michienzi notes.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to allow individuals to have access to psychedelic substances as a form of mental health treatment, in particular, for post-traumatic stress disorder and clinical depression.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of substances
Noun
  • Moo Deng’s future Moo Deng is the animal of the moment, but there have been other popular creatures before her.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Cue organic lines that turn his jewels into creatures that curl around the body.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of creatures
Noun
  • These mandates often fail to account for the complex realities of balancing work and family responsibilities.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • One of the biggest challenges wellness practitioners face is balancing their passion for healing with the often overwhelming realities of running a business.
    Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of realities
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individually

individuals

indivisible

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