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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendless
Adjective
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Pettersson is more withdrawn, more cerebral, more sensitive and certainly not prone to confrontation by nature.—
Chris Johnston,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Introverts may become talkative, or extroverts quiet and withdrawn.—
Dr. Talia Varley,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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More:How to stay safe as dangerous cold grips much of the country How to prevent a space heater fire A space heater should never be left unattended, experts say.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Ashtyn Paige of Cincinnati had her concerns about what her puppy, Moose, would do when he was left at home unattended.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, the forlorn centre-back was left to reflect on his mistakes.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Note that when forlorn lover Night catfishes lonesome Apo, the film finds a scary new level of social sympathy.—
Armond White,
National Review,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Wind gusts up to 50 mph were forecast with isolated gusts of 75 mph predicted for mountainous areas.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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At their peak, isolated gusts could reach 100 mph in particularly susceptible areas including the San Gabriel and Santa Susana mountains.—
Chris Boyette and Michelle Watson,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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Many of the children who are restrained and secluded are in earlier elementary school grades — both nationally and in Idaho, according to limited data from Idaho school districts and national agencies.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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At the other end of Eilean Mòr, past a mossy Celtic cross standing like a lighthouse at the island’s tallest point, Sandy showed us the Cave of Saint Cormac, its opening hardly more than four feet high, where eighth-century monks used to retreat for periods of secluded contemplation.—
Leslie Jamison,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That process, undertaken in cloistered seclusion, provides not only the movie’s action but also its warily aggressive tone.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Nov. 2024
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This is not the first time that a group of Silicon Valley elites have attempted to build a cloistered community, away from but still adjacent to the center of the tech industry.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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But for now, Bannon is a fairly lonely voice shouting against AI velocity.—
Axios,
Axios,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some suggested ways to make the dog feel less lonely when Lauren isn't home, such as leaving the TV on.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Tap into a reading community Reading is a solitary activity, but being a reader doesn’t have to be.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Early on, the piece is spare and a bit forbidding, with relentless repetitions of solitary figures.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Friendless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendless. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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