1
as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
that's the one author I would stand in line for hours to get an autograph from
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2
as in certain
known but not named
one person that I know said that it was the best movie he had ever seen
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Recent Examples of one
Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
There are significantly more general aviation aircraft flying than commercial ones.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
—Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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Noun
By contrast, this one uses fewer ingredients, does not require a mixer, and is very easy to whip up.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
There are significantly more general aviation aircraft flying than commercial ones.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.
—SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
—Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one
Noun
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The Trump administration is threatening billions of dollars in federal funding to elite universities over their policies on diversity, equity and inclusion.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Nine major candidates have raised millions of dollars to spend on television advertising.—
Emma G. Fitzsimmons,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The only deal that Netanyahu would view as acceptable is a Libya-style nuclear deal.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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At the end of round 1, with Ward (No. 1 to the Tennessee Titans) and Jaxson Dart (No. 25 to the New York Giants) being the only quarterbacks selected, Sanders’ father, Deion, posted a video of Shedeur addressing the slide.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In the last two weeks, Trump issued an executive order directing agencies to sunset every existing energy regulation by next year and, in a separate memorandum, said those agencies may repeal certain regulations without allowing the public to weigh in.—
Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Then again, certain positions that were once universal, or at least bipartisan, appear to be breaking down: the opposition to child labor, for one.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At just $158 bucks under $130 Grand, this compact SUV has every option Mercedes Benz offers on this 2025 AMG GLC 63 S E Preferred Plug in hybrid model.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Painted Screens and Panels Large-scale pieces like screens and panels are a great bang for your shopping buck.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Eichel’s lone hat trick of the season came on March 25 at Xcel Energy Center in a 5-1 win over the Wild.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2025
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Coogler wrote Remmick as an empathetic and charismatic villain — so much so that IndieWire critic David Ehrlich’s lone knock on the film is that, by design, the darkness of the vampires is more about the fun of being alive than the usual horror movie terror.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In an office-wide email obtained by ProPublica, Martin quoted an unnamed contact who compared the DOJ’s use of the obstruction statute to President Franklin Roosevelt’s decision to imprison more than 100,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2025
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The unnamed child is responsible for damaging a 1960 Mark Rothko painting reportedly worth €50 (about $56 million) inside the Boijmans Van Beuningen museum in Rotterdam.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has set up free, anonymous drop-off sites across the country where Americans can leave their unused prescription medications.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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This could be anonymous reporting systems for employees and ensuring that bias is mitigated in workplace systems through tools like calibration and scorecards/rubrics for hiring.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“One.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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