singleness

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Recent Examples of singleness Selena Gomez is celebrating singleness, and Carrie Bradshaw would not approve. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2023 Her life honed to a singleness of purpose while my father stumbles about, narrating the current state of his illnesses. Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023 Is this supposed bible of singleness still applicable now? Lauren O’Neill, Vogue, 17 July 2023 Key turns to the 10 songs on Mitchell’s album Blue, using each song to think through how singleness has shaped her life socially, emotionally, and materially. Hannah Rosefield, The New Republic, 8 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for singleness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singleness
Noun
  • Several times, as another musician plays, Monk stands center stage and spins in place, in febrile oneness with the music.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The illusion of separation, the truth of universal oneness.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The compound’s British West Indies style gives it singularity within Windsor, an architecturally cohesive community master-planned by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2025
  • Thus, that singularity at the heart of black holes suggests to physicists that the theory of general relativity is incomplete, and what could be missing is quantum gravity.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • There are some historical peculiarities that even patient scholarship cannot fully explain.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
  • The artist continues to interrogate the interplay between image and text in culture today –– illustrating the persistent dominance of advertising, as well as the peculiarities of newer phenomena, such as memes.
    Megan Williams, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Whereas Zev might use Jess’s attachment to her phone as an opportunity to tear her down, Felix gives her enough grace to see her idiosyncrasies as no better or worse than anyone else’s.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 July 2025
  • Episodes are short, just over five minutes at most, and focus on the idiosyncrasies — whether that’s a person, place or phenomenon — that make Naperville, Naperville.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • This week Brooke and Grant chose to explore silence and its impact on families, on selfhood, and of course on our writing.
    Memoir Nation June 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
  • In contrast, Miller is interested in the body that wears the clothing, and how clothing is a way to define selfhood and the body.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 May 2025
Noun
  • In an era where self-expression and individuality are on-trend, matching furniture sets could not be less welcome.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2025
  • Then, in 2003, the Canadian social activist Conrad Schmidt reportedly organized Naked Bike Rides for artists to protest against war and oil dependency and to celebrate the power and individuality of the human body.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • The identity of the suspect has also not been released.
    Kiki Intarasuwan July 14, CBS News, 14 July 2025
  • Other elements and locations featured in the Phoenix episode include the iconic lowrider culture — an emblematic piece of Chicano identity, which will be introduced in the series through a car show at El Reposo Park showcasing the Sophisticated Few Car Club.
    Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • The notion that the ultra-rich are nomads, unattached to place and ready to vanish abroad if offended, reflects the myth of individualism.
    Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • Think community, amenities and relative safety — not the go-it-alone individualism often associated with adventuring.
    Ethan Wolin Updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025

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“Singleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singleness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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