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Recent Examples of friendless
That leaves it friendless, brittle, and uncreative—and, paradoxically, that leaves it vulnerable when fighting, too.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendless
Adjective
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Set in Taiwan in 1988, Girl revolves around Hsiao-lee, a quiet and withdrawn girl, growing up in silent gloom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, further discussions were heated, with no resolve, just more withdrawn behavior while the communications continued.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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That means making sure campfires are out and cool to the touch before leaving them unattended or checking fire restrictions before visiting an outdoor area.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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While there is no official numbers on the amount of unattended home deaths, stories of unreported deaths in the home are common.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The facts present a forlorn and foreboding portrait of the Rockies’ starting pitching.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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Often, Andor and Klára stare at each other in mutual, forlorn incomprehension, each seeking and failing to find a mirror in the other’s gaze.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This allows bitBiome researchers to identify novel genes to insert into a standard laboratory protein-production organism and generate samples of potentially interesting new versions of the enzymes or proteins encoded by the isolated gene sequences.—
Steven Savage,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The film, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, opens with a truck speeding off after having deposited the body of a teenage girl dressed in a school uniform on an isolated desert peak.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Embark on a small-ship cruise in Baja Unlike mega–cruise ships that dock in bustling tourist ports, UnCruise’s small vessels navigate Baja’s secluded coves and hidden inlets, granting a proverbial backstage pass to places few travelers ever see.—
UnCruise Adventures,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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Terranea offers a large variety of room categories and multi-bedroom villas with features, such as fireplaces, full kitchens, and ocean views, near its pools, restaurants, or in secluded areas surrounded by lush landscaping.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Or maybe the font is just denoting the cloistered lives of the people at this film’s center.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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As cinematic tapestry, Mitevska’s cloistered film does feel cut from the cloth of Calcutta in 1948 and from the Catholic missionary work one attributes to that time.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tour can be lonely, even when you’re surrounded by people.—
Kim Gordon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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But without the necessary business acumen in their teams, these technology leaders fight lonely battles.—
Alex Brueckmann,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Writing is a solitary, sedentary, indoor activity while tennis is a social (certainly at those Quebec Street courts), active, outdoor pursuit.—
Thomas Swick
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Friendless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendless. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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