as in lone
not being in the company of others
a solo flight in a hot-air balloon
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as in independently
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Recent Examples of solo
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Daltrey has five solo shows booked in the U.K. next week.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
David Brant, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Finally, a couple of epic missions: Saudi explorer Badr Al Shaibani trekked 600 kilometers (370 miles) solo across his home country’s Empty Quarter, the largest area of continuous sand in the world.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
The 2024 champ, Scottie Scheffler, claimed solo fourth at 8-under.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Freddie Freeman also found the right-field seats for a solo blast two batters later.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Daltrey has five solo shows booked in the U.K. next week.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
Suárez, 33, hit a solo shot in the second, a two-run home run in the fourth and solo blasts in the sixth and the ninth to finish with five RBIs.
—David Brant, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Finally, a couple of epic missions: Saudi explorer Badr Al Shaibani trekked 600 kilometers (370 miles) solo across his home country’s Empty Quarter, the largest area of continuous sand in the world.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Selling solo: After changes to commission practices, some homebuyers and sellers are looking for an alternative to the traditional real estate agent model.
—Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
The 2024 champ, Scottie Scheffler, claimed solo fourth at 8-under.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solo
Adjective
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Coogler wrote Remmick as an empathetic and charismatic villain — so much so that IndieWire critic David Ehrlich’s lone knock on the film is that, by design, the darkness of the vampires is more about the fun of being alive than the usual horror movie terror.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
19 Apr. 2025
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Eichel’s lone hat trick of the season came on March 25 at Xcel Energy Center in a 5-1 win over the Wild.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2025
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Anyone who has spent time online recently has likely come across Ordinary, the ballad by Alex Warren that has been soundtracking romantic videos and emotional content everywhere.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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In a poll published Friday (April 18) on Billboard, music fans chose the alt-pop icon’s gorgeous new ballad as their favorite new release of the past week.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Each plane has four single suites and four side-by-side suites, two of each at the front of each business class cabin.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Read: The climate action that the world needs The Great Derangement By Amitav Ghosh Category Five, by Porter Fox The ocean, Earth’s biggest absorber of carbon and heat, is the largest single player in the climate crisis.—
Heather Hansman,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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This week, the rock legends return to the British charts with Strange Days 1967: A Work in Progress, a special vinyl release that reminds longtime followers of the group’s distinctive style and Jim Morrison’s unmistakable vocals, both of which are spectacular – even in rough form.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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He’s lent his signature urgent, momentous vocals to tracks by Massive Attack, Leftfield and Run the Jewels, and even found time to hook up with Faith No More and Mr. Bungle mastermind Mike Patton and Doseone in the supergroup Nevermen.—
Cat Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Community service for an increasingly lonely, isolated society?—
Nate Rogers,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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According to recent Gallup data, approximately 20% of U.S. adults report feeling lonely every day.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oil giant BP is bracing itself for a shareholder backlash at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday, with a chorus of disgruntled investors planning to voice their concerns over the firm’s green strategy U-turn.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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An orchestra, a chorus, a jazz big band, a marching band—these are complex macroorganisms whose inner workings require formidable feats of interactive precision, all of which depend on information encoded in a written score.—
Matthew Aucoin,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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Understanding Squash Vine Borers The adult female moths lay small reddish-brown disc-like eggs (about 1mm in diameter) singly at the base of each plant stem, depositing about 200 eggs during her lifetime.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
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Runners singly crisscross the street in black balaclavas and tight-fitting black tops and black tights and black gloves.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Girls may prefer solitary activities or playing alone.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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The image of the solitary pontiff lifting the monstrance into the darkest of dark nights was a gesture that acknowledged and in some ways healed those suffering isolation and grief.—
The Editors,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Solo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solo. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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