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
Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 7 May 2026
Tripti Bhattacharya, a paleoclimatologist at Syracuse University, also takes advantage of waxy substances—though much less smelly ones.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
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
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—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 7 May 2026
Tripti Bhattacharya, a paleoclimatologist at Syracuse University, also takes advantage of waxy substances—though much less smelly ones.
—Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
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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SpaceX has already filed confidentially with the SEC and is reportedly expected to launch its roadshow in mid-June for an IPO that could value the company in the trillions of dollars.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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The proposal, which hasn’t yet qualified for the ballot, immediately drew concerns from Democratic lawmakers, who are reeling from making regular $1 billion-dollar cuts in recent years to make up for ongoing budget shortfalls.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Every now and then, the hunter’s headphones would ping, registering a metallic hit below ground; though the vast majority of those signals were inconsequential, identifying only bits of scrap iron or old lead bullets.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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Raman was the only candidate to participate in the post-debate media scrum, speaking extensively with reporters after Bass and Pratt departed shortly after the event.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Regulations require certain size hallways, for example, and heavy robotic equipment may need extra floor support and special elevators.—
Suzanne King,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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Recent polling suggests that roughly 30% of young Americans hold the view that political violence can be justified in certain circumstances.—
Andrew Cuomo,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Noun
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In contrast, silver bars are a better bang for your buck.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Big multinationals benefit Trump isn’t alone in seeing benefits of a weaker buck.—
Matt Sedensky,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Zoom is now the lone software stock on our list.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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As the women — plus Ty Jessick of Santa Monica, a friend of Ford’s and the lone man at the event — settle into their seats, Ford greets them again, recounts the Yacht Girls’ early days and her vision for the book club’s next chapter.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Emotions reveal themselves through actions but Faulkner leaves the emotions unnamed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Both the king and queen made friends with an unnamed lamb.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The person who shared it on the Ring app opted to remain anonymous but shared that the suspect drove a gray Ford F-150.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 May 2026
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In the end, the reporter came to the conclusion that the one-liners were Monroe’s own, a judgment backed up by an anonymous Fox press agent who had been one of the main liaisons between Monroe and the studio.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“One.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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