individuate

Example Sentences

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The Jonas Brothers in 2023 offer cool adult-contemporary sounds for an audience that grew up with them, similarly navigating the life that emerges once you begin to individuate, become intimate and start families.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

The relationships are so close and you have to start to individuate in terms of roles and who is getting what information.

From The Verge • May 3, 2022

Robust peer friendships allow adolescents to safely individuate from their parents, but in these settings, peers can feel pitted against each other.

From Salon • May 1, 2022

But the Netflix limited series is such a compelling watch because it takes care to individuate Alex’s story.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021

They contend that this unity is quite compatible with the real plurality conferred upon being by the principles which individuate the latter; and thus they cannot be fairly accused of monism.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter