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Recent Examples of loneliness
While the bus is stopped, Daniel takes his silly ass bowling alone, the ultimate loneliness shorthand.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
There is a bond there that is strong enough, that overwhelming loneliness is bombed.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
Isolation is linked with loneliness and mental health struggles and this was evident in the Science study as well.
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Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
At a time when loneliness and social isolation have become growing public health concerns, summer camp is not simply a summer pastime.
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Lauren Barr,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Even before the pandemic, roughly half of adults reported experiencing loneliness, but Murthy in the spring of 2023 declared America’s loneliness epidemic a public health crisis.
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Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The result is an epidemic of solitude, if not loneliness; a dramatic drop in fertility; and a romantic famine across North and South America, Europe, and China.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
In time, Jessie has passed into the possession of another girl, Bonnie (the voice of Scarlett Spears), who is the right age to appreciate the ragdoll but who links her loneliness with her attachment to her toys.
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Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
That requires separating social media use from adolescent distress, loneliness, family instability, sleep disruption, bullying, genetics, psychiatric vulnerability, pandemic effects, and reverse causation.
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Alex Smolak,
STAT,
27 June 2026
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
There is a bond there that is strong enough, that overwhelming loneliness is bombed.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
Isolation is linked with loneliness and mental health struggles and this was evident in the Science study as well.
—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
At a time when loneliness and social isolation have become growing public health concerns, summer camp is not simply a summer pastime.
—
Lauren Barr,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
Even before the pandemic, roughly half of adults reported experiencing loneliness, but Murthy in the spring of 2023 declared America’s loneliness epidemic a public health crisis.
—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The result is an epidemic of solitude, if not loneliness; a dramatic drop in fertility; and a romantic famine across North and South America, Europe, and China.
—
Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
In time, Jessie has passed into the possession of another girl, Bonnie (the voice of Scarlett Spears), who is the right age to appreciate the ragdoll but who links her loneliness with her attachment to her toys.
—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
That requires separating social media use from adolescent distress, loneliness, family instability, sleep disruption, bullying, genetics, psychiatric vulnerability, pandemic effects, and reverse causation.
—
Alex Smolak,
STAT,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loneliness
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Research shows that practicing mindfulness in quiet outdoor spaces lowers stress and mitigates feelings of loneliness and social isolation.
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Some express skepticism on whether James can stay patient with Dončić ball-dominant and isolation-heavy play.
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The result is an epidemic of solitude, if not loneliness; a dramatic drop in fertility; and a romantic famine across North and South America, Europe, and China.
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Your desire for solitude and introspection is strong during today’s Scorpio moon.
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But the porch light, with only one working bulb, refuses to show us the perfect curves of her aloneness.
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This is a telling fantasy—to feel more content in one’s dreamed aloneness than in real society.
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People from throughout the nation come to the former all-Black school building to learn about this nation's history of school segregation and the landmark court case that banned it in 1954.
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At the center of that legacy is the Historic 18th and Vine Jazz District, where generations of Black entrepreneurs, musicians and residents built a thriving cultural and business community during segregation.
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These immigrants, who first settled the backcountry of Pennsylvania before pushing farther to the western and southern frontier, brought with them a cultural and linguistic separateness that had an immense impact on the speech of the American heartland.
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Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.
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Jumby Bay is already Antigua’s most private of islands, but this estate stands alone in five acres of beachfront seclusion.
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Here, pergolas frame wisteria, allium, and Camassia, creating a delicate, colorful border that effortlessly adds a sense of privacy and seclusion.
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After hours of debate on Tuesday, the Broward County School Board has paused the rollout of an artificial intelligence platform following concerns regarding privacy, cybersecurity and age-appropriate content.
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Her health, her family, her privacy, and a delineation between her pop star ego— her alter ego, to name her past album—and her own self.
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“Loneliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loneliness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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