loneliness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loneliness
Noun
  • Here, as in Rob Reiner’s film, isolation leads not only to mischief but to a sense that the normal rules of behavior have been set aside.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
  • While past presidents, including Barack Obama, maintained a cautious distance from Lukashenko—whose 31-year rule has been marked by repression and international isolation—Trump has opted for warmer ties.
    Hannah Parry Amanda Castro Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Immersion is the name of the game at White Sands National Park, which tends to draw adventurers and solitude seekers—along with photographers chasing the golden hours of sunrise and sunset, when the dunes glow an ethereal pink and blue.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
  • At home, protect time for both family interactions and solitude.
    Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • All these simmering tensions converge in Denis’s unpredictable and intimate film, with which the French director returns to the subjects of colonialism and racial segregation so central to her unparalleled filmography.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Since then, Black families have bought homes and created a community centered around the town of Oak Bluffs and Inkwell Beach, a name that is a nod to the segregation on the island in the past.
    Frank Holland, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Known for its natural beauty and deep sense of seclusion, the property offers luxurious accommodations, including treehouses perched above the Dan River Gorge, world-class golf, stargazing and immersive outdoor experiences ranging from horseback riding and fly fishing to hiking and sporting clays.
    Caroline Tell, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Location The seclusion of this property means there is no quick way to access it, so prepare for a long drive.
    Kinsey Giddick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Too many organizations treat data privacy as a consumer issue, but the risk is strategic.
    Sarah Choudhary, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Her protagonist, like most of us, has so thoroughly surrendered her privacy that its absence hardly registers.
    Book Marks August 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Loneliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loneliness. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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