as in lone
not being in the company of others
a solo flight in a hot-air balloon
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as in ballad
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as in independently
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Recent Examples of solo
Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2024
Most of the Heartbreakers contributed to Petty’s solo debut, but the album is defined by how the California sunshine of Petty’s 12-string guitars is run through the crisp, glossy sound Lynne had perfected with ELO.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Jade Gomez, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The show was part of his ongoing Everything tour, which true to its name features music from across his career — as part of Radiohead, as a solo artist, and his more recent group The Smile.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Simon Perry, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Good to go solo? $1,164 is the lowest get-in price to watch the best of the best in person.
—David Close, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
During his solo performance, Lil Wayne once again spoke about being snubbed for the Super Bowl halftime show, expressing his disappointment at being overlooked in favor of Kendrick Lamar.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2024
Most of the Heartbreakers contributed to Petty’s solo debut, but the album is defined by how the California sunshine of Petty’s 12-string guitars is run through the crisp, glossy sound Lynne had perfected with ELO.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
At Thom Yorke's recent solo show in Melbourne, Australia, the singer walked off the stage after being heckled about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
—Jade Gomez, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The show was part of his ongoing Everything tour, which true to its name features music from across his career — as part of Radiohead, as a solo artist, and his more recent group The Smile.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Adverb
William, 42, is traveling solo to Cape Town, as wife Princess Kate is still not fully returned to public work since she was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Good to go solo? $1,164 is the lowest get-in price to watch the best of the best in person.
—David Close, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solo
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Yellowstone is famously written by one lone man named Taylor Sheridan who will not accept help.Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Their lone defeat came in a Week 3 nail-biter to Columbine when the Rebels hit the game-winning field goal with 12 seconds left.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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Speaking to Billboard earlier this year, frontman Grian Chatten discussed the creative leap the band took on Romance, which expands its sound to include elements of nu-metal, pop and string-laden ballads.Thomas Smith, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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The day the cast sang the ballad in episode two was really powerful.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Vents in the front and across the top of the head are all controlled easily with a single switch and make the helmet highly breathable.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Marrero’s plan relies heavily on using new or expanded enrollment zones, or boundaries that include multiple schools families can choose from rather than a single neighborhood school.Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Everything else about the track sounds clean and present, including the percussion and Lamar and Rihanna's vocals.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The band played a medley of midtempo, downbeat, and atmospheric arrangements, with Glasper providing sparse, complimentary vocals and jokingly claiming credit whenever one of the musicians would turn in an impressive solo performance.William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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As a lonely nerd in a suburb, there was something about the way that there were pop-cultural objects, at the last possible time when there was analog technology, that really wove into the fabric of your soul.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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In other words, being Black and secular can be a lonely existence.Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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There’s that earworm refrain, followed by formidably declarative verses, a powder keg of a chorus and a high-concept bridge.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Could anyone utter these lofty words today without courting a chorus of snickers, a social-media immolation?George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Adverb
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Almost every singly retailer offers significant Cyber Week discounts both in-store and online during this time.Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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All four, singly or collectively, are fatal to the idea that presidential crimes — ranging from treason, bribery and insurrection to assassinations, torture and kidnaping — are shielded from prosecution.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
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The smallest of the wild cats, sand cats live a solitary life in the deserts of Africa and Asia.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Under-20s edged out narrow wins in many of their key fixtures, and the Under-17s followed suit with solitary goal wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals over Poland and the United States respectively before the shootout success in the final.Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Solo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solo. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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