1
as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
that's the one author I would stand in line for hours to get an autograph from
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2
as in certain
known but not named
one person that I know said that it was the best movie he had ever seen
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Recent Examples of one
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
SpaceX's latest flight test of its colossal Starship vehicle turned out to be an explosive one – literally.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
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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Noun
That’s important, because thus far almost no one has found a use for AI bots or tools that can’t be done without them, and more cheaply.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
SpaceX's latest flight test of its colossal Starship vehicle turned out to be an explosive one – literally.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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, 3 Aug. 2019
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one
Noun
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Likewise, the model and actress Miranda Kerr gave up millions of dollars in gifted jewelry.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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Tech stocks dropped hundreds of billions of dollars in days.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Bliss wasn't the only surprise return in the Women's Royal Rumble.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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The only Muslim seeking the chairmanship, Shakir was alone during a recent candidate forum in opposing the creation of a Muslim caucus at the DNC.—
Steve Peoples,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Heavy rains and thunderstorms are now forecast through Tuesday (Jan. 28), though the sudden showers have also triggered flood warnings in certain areas.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The filmmaker dropped hints about certain archetypes that populate the movie, the musician channeling magic and the mystical qualities of twins, among them.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Advertisers will also get a little more bang for their buck this year.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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This configuration ships with an AMD-centric loadout of a Ryzen 5 7600 CPU, RX 7600 GPU, and modest RAM and storage for under a thousand bucks. Want more savings on cutting-edge tech?—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the Jets haven’t played in a Super Bowl since their lone win in January 1969.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Noem, who held her state’s lone U.S. House seat for eight years before becoming governor in 2019, has risen in the GOP by tacking closely with Trump.—
Associated Pess,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The deluge, directed at an unnamed Cloudflare customer, came from 13,000 IoT devices infected by a variant of Mirai, a potent piece of malware with a long history of delivering massive DDoSes of once-unimaginable sizes.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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The bureau identified three other suspects in the surveillance operation, including two unnamed hardware engineers and a financier, a woman known as Wang.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Feb. 2025
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Also new — the series reveals the identity of the anonymous source who kicked off the whole investigation.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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“One.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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