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as in unmarried
not married
there was such a shortage of single men in the neighborhood that he had his pick of girlfriends
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2
as in sole
belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named
any view expressed on the newspaper's editorial pages is the single opinion of the writer of the column
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3
as in separate
not physically attached to another unit
the average price of single homes in the area
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as in lone
not being in the company of others
a restaurant where the single diner is made to feel welcome and given the same level of service as couples or groups
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as in individual
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as in unit
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3
as in maiden
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Recent Examples of single
John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Like, you guys should be asking the top 10 players every single week, every single day, and just document it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
In addition to being the lead singer of Måneskin, he’s also released a handful of singles as a solo artist and is releasing his first solo studio album, Funny Little Fears, in May 2025.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
But the attack goes well beyond a single university.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Like, you guys should be asking the top 10 players every single week, every single day, and just document it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
Skubal did give the Yankees a chance to score in the first inning, as Paul Goldschmidt and Ben Rice opened the game with singles.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
In addition to being the lead singer of Måneskin, he’s also released a handful of singles as a solo artist and is releasing his first solo studio album, Funny Little Fears, in May 2025.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single
Adjective
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Austen’s second novel follows Elizabeth Bennet, an unmarried woman and the second of five daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet from Hertfordshire, near London.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The single filing status applies to anyone who is unmarried, divorced, or legally separated.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Garland has long been fascinated by failures of the human imagination, and the sole purpose of this 93-minute immersion test is to bring the unvarnished truth of what those SEALs experienced in Ramadi closer to home.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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In January 2024, the man’s father died, leaving Sullivan as his sole caretaker.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the judge gave weight to testimony from his family that a separate gang called Barrio 18 in El Salvador had threatened Abrego Garcia with death because his family would not pay the gang protection money.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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The gym murder case in the episode is very much separate from everything else going on with Olympia and Matty’s story.—
Jim Halterman,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Eichel’s lone hat trick of the season came on March 25 at Xcel Energy Center in a 5-1 win over the Wild.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2025
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Coogler wrote Remmick as an empathetic and charismatic villain — so much so that IndieWire critic David Ehrlich’s lone knock on the film is that, by design, the darkness of the vampires is more about the fun of being alive than the usual horror movie terror.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Like other requests made to the Supreme Court, Harris took aim at the breadth of the injunctions issued by the district courts, which are nationwide in scope and cover states and individuals who are not involved in the litigation before them.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Jack McCumber was a real estate and business appraiser with an information systems background before getting hired by the IRS for its Large Business and International unit, which audits high-net-worth individuals and companies with more than $10 million in assets.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To illustrate this point, Robert Manning, professor emeritus of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, broke it down by numbers: The National Park Service manages 433 units, spanning more than 85 million acres.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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First discovered: 3 hours ago, 3:23 p.m. April 18 Initial location: On Avenue 6 near North Madera Avenue, Madera County, Calif. Fire unit: Cal Fire Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Mad Fire A new wildfire was reported today at 3:23 p.m. in Madera County.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Its maiden and hero product, Rested, hones in on sleep as the fundamental step to optimizing cognitive and immune function.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Their violence — in medieval bestiaries, unicorns are regularly said to have beef with elephants and take them down by goring their bellies — is contrasted with their gentleness towards maidens and innate understanding of purity.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Combs, a Met Gala mainstay, regularly attended the exclusive annual gala, benefitting the museum's Costume Institute.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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In fact, the company is in early talks with Penske Group to become the exclusive distributor.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Single.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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