One by one
One by one adverb - One piece at a time.
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Specific and one by one are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specific" instead an adjective phrase "One by one".
Specific
Specific adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.
One by one and specific are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "One by one" instead an adjective "Specific".
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- At the time the racers got to the leg it was nighttime; with the former challenge, they had to hold their flashlights over the signs one by one and with the latter, they had to search for specific signs in a sea of neon.
Source: Sadistic Choice / Live-Action TV -
Strangely though, whoever is watching the monitors of these cameras doesn't seem to notice them going out one by one through rooms that'd leave a very specific trail of which room Fisher is hiding in.
Source: The Guards Must Be Crazy - The entirety of the qualified regulars (except for Parakewl) in Tower of God one by one decide to help Baam and Lahel take the Guardian's test, even though they've known each other only for a month and expected to fight each other, and even though that specific test is harder than the usual course.
Source: Honor Before Reason / Web Comics
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Specific and One by one. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/one_by_one/specific
One by one & Specific. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/one_by_one/specific>.
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