individuate
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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
Over time, when it becomes a good business, we will individuate and make our own thing.
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
It is only after the second year, or somewhere around that time, that the child begins to individuate, and distinct individual traits and a personality manifest their outlines.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.