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one by one

adverb as in one at a time

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The UK followed almost immediately and one by one other allies fell into line with restrictions, warnings or bans.

From BBC

At the end of a long, emotional week, USC’s men’s basketball staff emerged one by one from the Galen Center tunnel just before tip-off Tuesday, relieved as ever to be back home.

So in the interest of self-improvement, I open my pack of what look like markers and sniff at them one by one.

From Salon

Inside, one by one, the men took their turn to share their accounts.

From BBC

Back in the day, this required that all peers pledge their fealty to the king one by one.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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