as in lone
not being in the company of others
an unaccompanied child on the airplane flight
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Recent Examples of unaccompanied
In addition, more than 50 images of a 9-year-old unaccompanied minor were allegedly found in Thompson’s iCloud.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 July 2025
What’s more concerning, Casas said, is that in March, the Trump administration cut federal funding for legal representation for unaccompanied minors.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
Less than two weeks ago, Murcia’s government had to backtrack on a proposal to buy housing to accommodate unaccompanied migrant minors as the ruling conservative People’s Party (PP) was threatened by far-right Vox, whose support the PP needs to pass laws.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
While Carnival banned Bluetooth speakers and instituted a curfew for unaccompanied minors, widespread rumors about bans on dancing, specific music genres, and handheld fans are largely false.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 July 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 July 2025
What’s more concerning, Casas said, is that in March, the Trump administration cut federal funding for legal representation for unaccompanied minors.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
Less than two weeks ago, Murcia’s government had to backtrack on a proposal to buy housing to accommodate unaccompanied migrant minors as the ruling conservative People’s Party (PP) was threatened by far-right Vox, whose support the PP needs to pass laws.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
While Carnival banned Bluetooth speakers and instituted a curfew for unaccompanied minors, widespread rumors about bans on dancing, specific music genres, and handheld fans are largely false.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccompanied
Adjective
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Supermarket shoppers in the Miami and Orlando areas shared Monday’s lone jackpot win among the Fantasy 5, Cash4Life and Powerball draw games.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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Barbara Byrne, former vice chairman of British investment bank Barclays PLC, is the lone holdover from the old board and will sit as an independent director.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The movie Marty was based on Chayefsky’s television drama about two lonely people finding love.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Hero Ellen Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) lonely fight for survival gave way to a military mission to vanquish aliens ravaging a human colony; Cameron filled the frame with cocky Marines, boxy space tanks, and an adorable orphan who finds in Ripley a surrogate mother.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Alice Cooper has been a figurehead in hard rock for decades, earning hits both as a solo act and with the band that first carried his name.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Reid then found a career as a solo act and supported the Stones once again on their infamous 1969 tour.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With respect to Anthony, the Red Sox broached the idea of a long-term deal with his reps prior to the season, but the player was not yet ready to commit, having not yet even taken a single at-bat at Fenway Park.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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While most satellite internet services operate from single geostationary satellites orbiting Earth at about 22,236 miles, Starlink is a constellation of thousands of satellites that operate from a low-Earth orbit, about 341 miles up.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The mobius-thinking at times almost seems like Medieval Zen, what with the emphasis on emptiness and silent meditation, and in fact that was what the Church fathers objected to most: too much quiet, solitary contemplation, not enough pious instruction.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The fact is, Qualcomm is alone in that position, because there’s nobody else who does that.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Patton believes that people sometimes make choices out of a fear of being alone instead of waiting for the person they are meant to be with.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccompanied. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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