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Recent Examples of loneliness
Although people without friend groups aren’t automatically more lonely, having access to one can certainly help alleviate loneliness.
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Jenny Singer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
His songs are about such isolation and such loneliness.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Some experience financial pressure, health concerns or loneliness.
—Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The story show Springsteen’s retreat from the world not just as a creative choice, but also as a response to a period of burgeoning depression and loneliness.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
These questions of addiction, working these kinds of low-level jobs, drug use, alcoholism, loneliness, these are not themes that are far from me.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
Set against intimate domestic spaces and the Oslo skyline, the movie explores loneliness, abandonment and the emotional inheritance passed through generations.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
With the help of a tall pour of bourbon, a five-piece band, and modern outlook, the title character chronicles the chaos and loneliness of her life.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
She is perched on the livewire between the raw and the cooked, ready to delve into love, selfhood, and loneliness with timing and turns that keep you on board.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
Jenny Singer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
His songs are about such isolation and such loneliness.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Some experience financial pressure, health concerns or loneliness.
—Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The story show Springsteen’s retreat from the world not just as a creative choice, but also as a response to a period of burgeoning depression and loneliness.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
These questions of addiction, working these kinds of low-level jobs, drug use, alcoholism, loneliness, these are not themes that are far from me.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
Set against intimate domestic spaces and the Oslo skyline, the movie explores loneliness, abandonment and the emotional inheritance passed through generations.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
With the help of a tall pour of bourbon, a five-piece band, and modern outlook, the title character chronicles the chaos and loneliness of her life.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
She is perched on the livewire between the raw and the cooked, ready to delve into love, selfhood, and loneliness with timing and turns that keep you on board.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loneliness
Noun
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Prairie dresses, walled compounds and isolation have given way to weekend soccer games, bars and wineries as the towns integrate with broader society.—
Jacques Billeaud,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Keeping his wife and children at arm’s length has only deepened his isolation, but the power (and danger) of the God of Thunder is still there just beneath the surface.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For a more challenging trek, Pacheco Canyon rewards hikers with solitude and stunning views.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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While the cruise line allows kids on board, grown-ups seeking solitude can head straight to the adults-only Solarium, a tranquil pool area ideal for relaxation.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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People often refer to aloneness and writer’s block as the two great challenges of being a novelist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Nov. 2025
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This is a telling fantasy—to feel more content in one’s dreamed aloneness than in real society.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While in segregation, staff observed him in distress and contacted on-site medical personnel for assistance.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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As my colleague Howard Blume wrote, a legal challenge with an anonymous LAUSD parent mentioned is seeking to dismantle protections for disadvantaged students of color that were originally put in place to comply with a court order meant to lessen the harms of segregation in our schools.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Since becoming president of Taiwan, last May, Lai has asserted Taiwan’s separateness from the mainland and muted his predecessor’s efforts to reassure Beijing.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2014, the empress left her seclusion and traveled again to the Dutch country to attend the coronation of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, confirming the friendly relationship between the two houses.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
23 Jan. 2026
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The new song moves away from the Reagan-era-pop fixation of Harry’s House, an insular work also shaped by domestic seclusion in 2020.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Tim Cook’s Apple represents a different but equally important leadership model—integrating advanced intelligence into daily life with a strong emphasis on privacy, design, and trust.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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While some of the changes related to immigration may not be new, TikTok’s privacy policy update highlighted the extent of data collected by social media platforms.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Loneliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loneliness. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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