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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
George Ramsay, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Men’s singles champion Jannik Sinner of Italy and women’s singles champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus return to defend their titles, along with American tennis stars Coco Gauff, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and more competing.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
Todd Nordstrom, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The government’s Open Payments database — where drug companies have to report payments to physicians — shows Scott received a single payment between 2018 and 2024, a $13 payment reported by the drug company Janssen in 2022.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Today was two doubles players at the top of the game and two singles players at the top of the game.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Men’s singles champion Jannik Sinner of Italy and women’s singles champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus return to defend their titles, along with American tennis stars Coco Gauff, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and more competing.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
No single program will fix decades of disconnection.
—Todd Nordstrom, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The government’s Open Payments database — where drug companies have to report payments to physicians — shows Scott received a single payment between 2018 and 2024, a $13 payment reported by the drug company Janssen in 2022.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single
Adjective
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Austen’s second novel, published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice follows Elizabeth Bennet (Corrin), an unmarried woman and the second of five daughters of Mr. (Sewell) and Mrs. Bennet (Colman) from Hertfordshire, near London.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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The thing is, those casts tend to be younger, unmarried, and childless; the stakes of their drunken antics are lower, less likely to land them in court or rehab and their kids, who in the case of The Valley families are too little to be consensual participants in the Bravo universe, in therapy.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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The all-day restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and weekend brunch buffets, serving classic bistro cuisine, including pâté de champagne, sole grenobloise, and beef bourguignon.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Legal contracts have to be drawn up to ensure that the father will be considered the sole parent (and not the surrogate, who would otherwise hold parental rights).—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 Aug. 2025
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The coastal region would remain California while inland areas would form a new state with separate representation and governance.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The wave of recalls, which also include certain Lincoln vehicles, are part of three separate notices that Ford issued on Aug. 22 to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and were posted by the agency this week.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The lone original Rascal was the band’s principal singer and co-songwriter, keyboardist Felix Cavaliere.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
29 Aug. 2025
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The lone classroom representative was Bryan Henley.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Prime Video is available with an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $14.99 per month or $139 annually for an individual.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The voting unit was comprised of all full- and part-time production and maintenance employees who were employed by BlueOval SK as of the July 26 payroll, according to the NLRB.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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For example, rather than simply making details more complex to express functionality, the approach was to repeat small functional units and reflect that repetition in the overall silhouette of the design.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Federico Chiesa earned cult hero status during his maiden campaign at Liverpool.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has ridiculed Red Bull's protest, which challenged George Russell's maiden victory of the 2025 season in Canada.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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The two sides on Thursday memorialized an agreement to open exclusive negotiations that officials hope will lead to turning Cal Expo’s defunct horse racing track and grand stand into a new football facility located roughly three miles north of Sacramento State’s campus.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Screenings for the five-night engagement include new, exclusive roundtable chats for each of the films with Meyer; producers Wyck Godfrey and Karen Rosenfelt; Gillian Bohrer, former Lionsgate Co-President of Production; and Erik Feig, former Co-President of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Single.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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