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
Angel Diaz, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
In the end, why is Joan the right one for him versus Shiki?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 10 Apr. 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
However, the road in front of his mansion is a public one, which residents of the area often use to walk their dogs.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
In the end, why is Joan the right one for him versus Shiki?
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 10 Apr. 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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The Supreme Court also cleared the way for the administration to proceed with the suspension of millions of dollars in federal grants for teacher training after states had urgently asked a judge for the funding to continue.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The distribution deal is estimated to be worth billions of dollars to CBS.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Woods, Gene Sarazen, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus were the only five golfers to ever complete the grand slam until McIlroy did so on Sunday.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is especially true when tourism is the primary—or in some cases the only—economic driver.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The report recommends a hard perimeter setup that would only allow emergency vehicles, deliveries and hotel drop-offs at certain times.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, TVLine may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And seriously, shouldn't surviving that nightmare initial Vula tribe designation be worth a cool million bucks?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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For more on the under 30 alumni, founders, executives, artists and others who are feeling like a billion bucks, check out the 2025 World’s Billionaires list here.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Flower Mound, Texas native finished his lone football season at Utah with four touchdowns on four receptions for 54 yards in 12 games.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2025
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The one dubbed Half-Man/Half-Amazin’ answered the leaper’s calling though reputation was his lone reward.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The op-ed published in The Tufts Daily was signed by four authors, including Öztürk, and endorsed by more than 30 other unnamed students.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2025
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Sure enough, in the days following Black Tuesday, unnamed sources abounded.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The franchise’s early albums were performed mostly by anonymous studio singers, although later releases focused on branding named talent.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
13 Apr. 2025
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The former student, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution, graduated from UIC in 2023 and was continuing to work in the U.S. on a STEM optional practical training extension.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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“One.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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