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as in extraordinary
being out of the ordinary
the novelist's singular command of the language makes her a compelling voice in contemporary fiction
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
appearing on the game show has been the most singular experience of my life
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as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
preserving our national heritage is not a singular responsibility but our collective duty
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as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
this crime was a singular case, and using it as a reason for revising the criminal code would be ill-advised
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Recent Examples of singular
But what the reaction to Palmer’s video is showing that when posters take the fight to a singular comment section without challenging the patterns underneath it — everything stays the same.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
As it’s turned out, in her long and singular literary career, Margaret Atwood has indeed had the occasion to be a hero, numerous times, and always risen to the moment.
—Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
But Kennedy’s singular view on the actual expert consensus seems driven by a personal goal: to implicate vaccines as the cause of autism.
—Caren Zucker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
The challenge here was to think about a hypothetical world unique and singular to the world of the film – neither past, present nor future.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
As it’s turned out, in her long and singular literary career, Margaret Atwood has indeed had the occasion to be a hero, numerous times, and always risen to the moment.
—Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
But Kennedy’s singular view on the actual expert consensus seems driven by a personal goal: to implicate vaccines as the cause of autism.
—Caren Zucker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
The challenge here was to think about a hypothetical world unique and singular to the world of the film – neither past, present nor future.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singular
Adjective
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The path to extraordinary results starts with recognizing what already comes naturally to you.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Getty Images/Warren Little The World No. 1 will have the extraordinary chance to complete it on his 30th birthday, as his birthday, June 21, coincides with the final round of next year's US Open at Shinnecock Hills.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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Their target area was unusual, though: a strip of lawn between the road and a fence bordering Interstate 65, where homeless people have set up about two dozen tents over the first half of this year.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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Summer storms cause travel headaches every year, but these numbers are not unusual.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Contact personal finance columnist Susan Tompor: [email protected].—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Editor’s Note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Following Marxist doctrine, members believed in violence as the only path to change.—
Katja Hoyer,
semafor.com,
19 July 2025
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One measure, which cleared by a 219-210 vote with only Republican support, would bar the Federal Reserve from creating a central bank for cryptocurrency.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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As always, however, IT leaders will need to balance their deployment plans with cost-management efforts that address the unique capabilities of agentic AI.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The tour will also see a unique family connection play out on Australian stages.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
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Daytime activity is not uncommon and does not necessarily indicate rabies.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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The Southern rock outfit remains so beloved that even retrospective live collections can become commercial wins, which is a relatively uncommon feat for most acts, especially those that have been around as long as Lynyrd Skynyrd.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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However, a driver is not legally obligated to submit to a field sobriety test, pre-arrest test or cheek swab at a DUI checkpoint, according to the Law Offices of Grech and Parker in Riverside. Field sobriety tests are subjective and may not accurately measure sobriety, according to Bee archives.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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When that happens, AI will have enough self-awareness and consciousness to have conscious subjective feelings and so be able to make an executive decision on how to manage the politeness vs. processing power balance.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
Johannes Himmelreich,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Mar. 2018
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“Singular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singular. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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