as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
it was an overwhelming sense of aloneness that eventually drove the island castaway mad
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Noun
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But there are those who need solitude for a longer time — the sailor who chases the sun around the world in a small boat, or the trapper who watches alone the northern lights through a Klondike winter.—
Alann B. Steen,
Outdoor Life,
10 July 2025 -
The emotional toll is enormous: Dream returns to the Dreaming and washes Orpheus’ blood from his hands, sobbing in solitude.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
People.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The challenge lies in the complexity of digital evidence and the legitimate privacy concerns that fuel resistance.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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And new privacy legislation in Senate Bill 1295 requires collectors of sensitive data to notify consumers if their personal data is being used to train large language models.—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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The lockdown, the isolation were still fresh in everyone's minds, and many of the young people don’t live on the Navajo Nation.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Close to a third lose their job, and the social isolation can be profound.—
April Dembosky,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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“Aloneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloneness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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