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Noun
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Although people without friend groups aren’t automatically more lonely, having access to one can certainly help alleviate loneliness.—
Jenny Singer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026 -
His songs are about such isolation and such loneliness.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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My father had rolled down the windows in the cabin to breathe in the steppe, feel that solitude.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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But eventually, my fondness for the solitude and silence of winter day hiking grew.—
Kaelyn Lynch,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Social isolation can expose animals to prolonged stress.—
Hasmik Kirakosyan,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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Reducing Myanmar’s isolation and increasing its economic engagement would be in the junta’s interests.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Lonesomeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lonesomeness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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