1
as in exclusive
belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named
the landowner has sole rights to the property, so he can do whatever he wants to with it
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2
as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
the eldest son became the family's sole support
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as in toe
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Recent Examples of sole
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The task of deploying the full might of Germany’s militant democracy falls to the Constitutional Court, the sole authority that can ban a political party.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2025
Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Plus, the sole has some thickness to it for a boost that won’t cause feet to ache like heels would.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Adjective
Choquette runs a home daycare, and suddenly found herself as the family's sole provider and caregiver.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The task of deploying the full might of Germany’s militant democracy falls to the Constitutional Court, the sole authority that can ban a political party.
—Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2025
Noun
Flat feet often cause no symptoms but can cause pain in the sole.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Plus, the sole has some thickness to it for a boost that won’t cause feet to ache like heels would.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Researchers led by Stanford University, with a simultaneous study undertaken by scientists at Japan's Kyushu University, have cracked the code on what appears to be a one-of-a-kind pigmentation mechanism exclusive to cats.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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The Moorehead family isn’t the only one left to navigate an unexplainable tragedy.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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That’s not the only option for protecting against quantum threats, though; Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard (ML-DSA) implementation is also in the works.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
Noun
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He was brought up for the minors on April 19, 2017 when Logan Forsythe suffered a broken toe when hit by a pitch.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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The style features a rounded toe and buckle details at the top.—
Mikelle Street,
Footwear News,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Also, having everything taken away in my own personal life.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
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With traces of Bergman but also Chekhov and Ibsen, the film explores the volatile power of art and the cost of making highly personal work.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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In his lone college season at Duke, Flagg solidified himself as the best prospect in the country, averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The lone survivor was identified as Anton Tselykh, 38, of Seattle, according to the sheriff's office.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
Noun
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These small insects have a waxy, white, cottony appearance and can usually be found in clusters on the underside of leaves and in stem joints.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2025
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Make sure to cover every surface of the plant, especially on the undersides of leaves and in crevices between stems.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Fragments of a single tooth unearthed in Seven Rivers, Jamaica, in 1999 are the oldest fossil evidence of a ziphodont crocodyliform (a group that includes sebecids) in the Caribbean.—
Ashley Belanger – May 16,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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Even so, Newcastle will go to the capital with no fear and look to secure an unprecedented fourth victory over Arsenal in a single season.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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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,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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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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“Sole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sole. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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