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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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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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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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as in maiden
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Recent Examples of single
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
In the bottom of the 10th, Alec Bohm brought the Phillies within a run with a two-out single against Michael Petersen.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The news comes after Cenat became the first streamer in Twitch history to surpass 1 million active subscribers during a single Twitch stream over the weekend.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
From there, Royals captain Salvador Perez added an RBI single.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
In the bottom of the 10th, Alec Bohm brought the Phillies within a run with a two-out single against Michael Petersen.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Witnesses also described hearing a single gunshot followed by the sound of breaking glass, per the outlets.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The news comes after Cenat became the first streamer in Twitch history to surpass 1 million active subscribers during a single Twitch stream over the weekend.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single
Adjective
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Her parents disapproved of her being unmarried and pregnant, and her boyfriend’s strained relationship with his own mother left them with no one to rely on.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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In the low-income group, women and unmarried retirees had notably poorer mental health.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Finally, there is Edward (Louis Partridge), the youngest brother, who has followed dutifully in Benjamin’s footsteps and has his own unique ideas, but has the sole misfortune of his birth order.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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As the sole children’s hospital in the region, Albany Medical Center cares for more than 1,100 critically ill or injured children annually in its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a separate case, Pedro Juan Andres, 29, from Guatemala, was taken into custody after entering the United States without inspection.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Woolen made the Pro Bowl and finished third in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2022 but has been temporarily benched in each of the last two seasons, for separate reasons (the latter due to a rule violation, according to Macdonald).—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The team’s lone major free-agent signing in the 2020s has backfired in spectacular fashion.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The drama follows Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) as a detective called in to investigate the 1987 massacre of four scientists brutally murdered in inexplicable ways, with a lone survivor the obvious suspect.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Under the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the initiative will award $50 million to about a dozen projects looking at finding the causes of autism and improving outcomes for autistic individuals.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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There are also stills from a video showing seven alligators — some dead, some alive — being kept on ice in the front latch of the airboat, and another of Latreille allegedly directing two individuals on how best to catch the alligators.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most importantly, it’s designed with an essential tip-over protection system that automatically shuts off the gas if the unit tips more than 45 degrees.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Against unrelenting machine gunfire, Wilson and his unit captured a strategically important hill, then pushed forward, even though he had been wounded multiple times, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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For Burna Boy, his maiden top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs comes via his second appearance.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
17 Sep. 2025
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American teen Iva Jovic became the youngest champion on the women’s tennis tour this season after the 17-year-old won her maiden singles title at the Guadalajara Open.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That August, a reporter for El Faro, a prominent investigative news outlet, was chasing an exclusive story to expose the gang pact.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Each issue is filled with breaking news, deep insights, and exclusive strategies for becoming a better traveler.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Single.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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