1
as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
that's the one author I would stand in line for hours to get an autograph from
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2
as in certain
known but not named
one person that I know said that it was the best movie he had ever seen
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Recent Examples of one
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
To the shock of no one, the entire room was happy to oblige.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
—Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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Noun
In fact, the last one is for real as the aspiring thespians eventually discover.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
To the shock of no one, the entire room was happy to oblige.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.
—SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
—Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one
Noun
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By the following year, the FBI had recovered millions of dollars extorted from Colonial Pipeline by Darkside.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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What makes a lasagna recipe worth a million dollars?—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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With us, more so than anything, that’s our only issue.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The only other player who fell off a cliff after a similar rookie season since 2000 was Michael Clayton of the Buccaneers (from 2004 to 2005, and all points thereafter).—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In certain sources, silence speaks loudly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And while there's a role to play for everyone – from the legislature to prosecutors to insurance companies to local and county government – the buck stops with me.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Bernstein raised its price target by two bucks to $172 and maintained its hold rating.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The lone wire fraud charge accuses Lillig of fraudulently acquiring a gift card worth $500 in November 2020.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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Twelve years ago, his field-stretching threat and an 87-yard kickoff return for a touchdown assisted Seattle’s lone Super Bowl victory.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Her one ally, the as yet unnamed head of housekeeping, played by Madeleine Stowe, advises Lilly to make things right with Ronnie.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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It was acquired by the unnamed seller earlier in 2023 following Dodd’s death.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Chris Robinson, whose group, the Black Crowes, didn’t get enough voter support for a 2025 induction and were near the very bottom of Vulture’s anonymous Rock Hall ballot.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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Israeli media, citing anonymous officials, have reported that Hamas was delaying the release of Goldin's body in hopes of negotiating safe passage for more than 100 militants surrounded by Israeli forces and trapped in the enclave's southernmost city of Rafah.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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“One.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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