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as in unmarried
not married
there was such a shortage of single men in the neighborhood that he had his pick of girlfriends
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2
as in sole
belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named
any view expressed on the newspaper's editorial pages is the single opinion of the writer of the column
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3
as in separate
not physically attached to another unit
the average price of single homes in the area
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as in lone
not being in the company of others
a restaurant where the single diner is made to feel welcome and given the same level of service as couples or groups
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as in individual
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as in unit
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3
as in maiden
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Recent Examples of single
Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
Under his leadership, his company has expanded from a single warehouse to six state-of-the-art facilities covering 15,000 square feet.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
Beckman 1, Cerritos 0: Aaron Duran had an RBI single and Nick Molina threw six scoreless innings for Beckman.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
However, the website was shut down the following day by Shopify, which hosts the brand’s e-commerce website, after the rapper reduced his online shop to a single T-shirt with a Nazi swastika displayed on the front.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
Under his leadership, his company has expanded from a single warehouse to six state-of-the-art facilities covering 15,000 square feet.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
Coming summer 2025, Orlando’s young social-hungry singles will likely gather at Hamlin House, a forthcoming padel sport social club.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
Beckman 1, Cerritos 0: Aaron Duran had an RBI single and Nick Molina threw six scoreless innings for Beckman.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
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Ponzi schemes are most often associated with men, such as Bernie Madoff or Allen Stanford but the originator of this simple, but effective scam was a woman, Sarah Howe, who also in Boston in 1879 established the Ladies’ Deposit Company, a bank that took deposits only from unmarried women.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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By the numbers: 61% of percent of 20-and-older residents in New Orleans, including Metairie, are unmarried, compared to the national average of 49.1%.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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The dictator surrounds himself with loyalists whose sole purpose is to serve the dictator, while the citizens receive poor services, if at all, because of their incompetence.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2025
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As documented in countless books and the movie Ford v Ferrari, the GT40 was developed with the sole purpose of ending Ferrari‘s dominance of endurance racing.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
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The man, who was hospitalized in critical condition, spoke with detectives on two separate occasions in February and March while recovering at a medical facility.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2025
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Executives of those companies pledged to invest an initial $100 billion and up to $500 billion over the next four years in the project, which will be set up as a separate company.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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As always, Kylian Mbappe is the lone number 9 up front.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky defied Trump's guidance and was the lone House Republican to oppose the bill.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Wednesday, Police responded to a report of an altercation taking place between multiple individuals outside of Terminal 2 on the street, police said in a statement.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Research by the organization has shown that non-LGBTQ viewers who see LGBTQ people in media are 50% more likely to feel familiar with the community, and 35% more likely to be comfortable interacting with LGBTQ individuals.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Iowa Cold Case unit approached the case and arrested Davis.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Some on Wall Street have suggested splitting up the company’s chip-design and manufacturing units, which are already separated operationally. Qualcomm Inc., Broadcom Inc. and Arm Holdings Plc have explored the idea of acquiring all or part of Intel, Bloomberg News has reported.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The collection includes a traditional gamelan ensemble, a 19th-century star calendar used to predict destinies and a pair of 17th-century celestial maidens intricately carved from pink volcanic tuff stone.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Now, a good 25 years after it was written, The Last Five Years is getting its maiden run on Broadway, with Adrienne Warren playing Cathy, the promising young musical theater actress floundering in summer stock, and Nick Jonas as Jamie, the driven young writer hurtling toward literary stardom.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Now that the movie officially has distribution for later this year, the team is ready to share the first look at its title hero, as seen in Entertainment Weekly's exclusive photos.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Single.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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