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ONE BY ONE

(adverb)
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There are 3 meanings of the phrase One By One.

One By One - as an adverb

In succession

Example: "The prisoners came out one by one"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
one at a time

One piece at a time

Example: "She sold the plates by the piece"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
by the piece

Apart from others

Example: "Taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
individually20on an individual basisseparately15severally15singly10

Example Sentences

"The students entered the room one by one."
"She picked up the books from the floor one by one."
"The guests were announced one by one."
"He sorted the letters into piles one by one."
"The pieces of the puzzle were put together one by one."
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