as in lone
not being in the company of others
an unaccompanied child on the airplane flight
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Recent Examples of unaccompanied
The article points to significant increases in unaccompanied minor apprehensions during Obama’s tenure and the establishment of family detention centers like the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, which housed children in conditions documented as inadequate by ProPublica.
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The old-fashioned thinking is that the man should pay for an unaccompanied woman joining a couple for a meal, but this is 2026.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Zheng was placed in immigration detention at the Orange County Correctional Facility, and Yuanxin was transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which holds unaccompanied immigrant children, according to the DHS.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
That includes the unaccompanied children who come to the United States after escaping trafficking and abuse.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The old-fashioned thinking is that the man should pay for an unaccompanied woman joining a couple for a meal, but this is 2026.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Zheng was placed in immigration detention at the Orange County Correctional Facility, and Yuanxin was transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which holds unaccompanied immigrant children, according to the DHS.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
That includes the unaccompanied children who come to the United States after escaping trafficking and abuse.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccompanied
Adjective
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An efficient Cabrera issued only one walk and quickly erased the lone hit — a Nolan Schanuel one-out single in the fourth — with a double play from the next hitter.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Powell, who was the Heat’s lone All-Star this season, missed his second straight game on Monday due to an upper respiratory infection.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Single bunnies can be lonely and depressed.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Scripted by Grace Glowicki and Ben Petrie (partners in life and in filmmaking), these words of seduction are music to the ears of a lonely Gravedigger (Glowicki), who has been formulating a perfume to cover up her corpse-like stench.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The next inning, after Sheehan surrendered a solo homer to Ketel Marte, Freeland showed off his bat.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Seager hit a two-out solo homer in the first off Phillies starter Aaron Nola.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Garcia doubled to score Bohm, then left fielder Brandon Marsh hit a two-run single to tie the game at 3.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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November 22 – December 21 A single spark of inspiration can unleash a wildfire of creativity.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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For too long, we’ve been sold a version of resilience that looks like a solitary figure bracing against a gale.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Carter and the Guthries are not alone.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Woods was alone in the car and crawled out of the passenger door after the crash.—
Ryan Morik , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccompanied. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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