one of the only
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: one of very few : one in a small class or category
That was one of the only times I ever saw my father cry.
This is one of the only places in the world where the plant is found.
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The team remains one of the only programs in the nation with an undefeated resume, taking an 11-0 record into Saturday's regular-season finale against the Purdue Boilermakers.
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
In May, the longest-running powerboat race in America, the Cambridge Classic, takes center stage, while September brings thousands of competitors out for Ironman Maryland, one of the only Ironman competitions held on the East Coast.
—Katie Riley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
From her congressional campaigns to the 2020 presidential race, Gabbard was one of the only candidates treating foreign policy as a defining issue.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2025
Yet, when the foreman refused to return to the jury room to deliberate the Mann charges, a mistrial was one of the only options.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
In May, the longest-running powerboat race in America, the Cambridge Classic, takes center stage, while September brings thousands of competitors out for Ironman Maryland, one of the only Ironman competitions held on the East Coast.
—Katie Riley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
From her congressional campaigns to the 2020 presidential race, Gabbard was one of the only candidates treating foreign policy as a defining issue.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2025
Yet, when the foreman refused to return to the jury room to deliberate the Mann charges, a mistrial was one of the only options.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
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“One of the only.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20of%20the%20only. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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