individuals

noun

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 individuals The Nobel Prize in Physics, first given in 1901, has been previously awarded 119 times to 229 individuals. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026 The show sees six pairs of contestants attempt to track down some of the biggest brains in Britain – six individuals known as The Chasers – in undisclosed locations across Europe. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 As the New York Knicks begin their quest to repeat as NBA champions, the team and Madison Square Garden Sports are suing individuals and businesses in China and elsewhere that allegedly sell counterfeit Knicks merchandise to Americans. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The control board is viewed as pro-industry and is reluctant to intervene on behalf of individuals. — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 However, among individuals who already had dementia, glucosamine users had a higher mortality compared to similar non-users. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 In every organization, there are individuals who consistently help others solve problems, improve processes, navigate uncertainty and remove barriers. — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Such fractures would have knocked the individuals unconscious, causing internal bleeding and likely death, per Campbell. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 To pay for this labor, inmates claim that individuals outside of prison are depositing thousands of dollars into the commissary accounts of those serving the rapper. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individuals
  1. people
  2. entities
  3. men
  4. things
  5. guys
  6. objects
  7. lives
  8. substances
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • Enetec was sanctioned in July under a presidential executive order authorizing sanctions to Cuban entities posing a direct threat to national security or involved in repression.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Private equity firms also sometimes own both physician staffing firms and Independent Dispute Resolution entities, creating a conflict of interest and undermining the law's fairness.
    — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of entities
Noun
  • There are so few CEO roles, and there is a desire to make sure that women are more perfect than men.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • His message to men dealing with low energy, slow recovery or lagging strength is practical.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of men
Noun
  • After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In some ways, things have changed considerably for Reid over the last year after the television adaptation of her 2019 novel, Heated Rivalry, became a cultural phenomena.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • This is a season so overwhelmingly dull that it’s taken three different gay guys to recap it.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga laid the groundwork for some of the genre's most enduring tropes (gender switching, horny old guys, tournaments), and this is the second anime adaptation, this time from Studio MAPPA.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • Building conventional simulations for robot testing can be time-consuming and costly, Taiuti said, requiring developers to create three-dimensional objects and configure scenes.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Presbyopia — the gradual loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects — commonly develops in middle age and often leads to the need for reading glasses.
    — Angelica Stabile , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of objects
Noun
  • Built in 1965 and 1970, respectively, the vessels are approaching the limits of their service lives.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Their bid to change their lives turns into a dangerous chase, and the friendship becomes the one thing protecting them.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of lives
Noun
  • The presence of these substances can pose health risks, especially for babies.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Bluesign said potential sources include production chemicals that survive treatment, substances formed during production or treatment and problems with the treatment system itself.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of substances

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“Individuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individuals. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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