one 1 of 2

noun

Definition of onenext
as in dollar
a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents I don't have any ones on me just now

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one

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adjective

ˈwən How to pronounce one (audio)
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
Noun
One wants to know her stories, but more than that one wants to know her essence. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026 But in this game, every hunter is also the hunted, and no one is ever safe. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
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 See All Example Sentences for one
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one
  1. dollar
  2. only
  3. certain
  4. buck
  5. lone
  6. unnamed
  7. anonymous
Noun
  • It was deemed Biden’s signature climate law, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for tax credits and programs to bolster the clean energy sector (much of that funding was repealed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act).
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And while Hill is paying a half-million-dollar price for his battery, the judgment falls well short of expectations the plaintiff may have carried into the start of the trial.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dollar
Adjective
  • Musk also confirmed that the Roadster will remain human-driven—and will be the only Tesla to do so going forward.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 16 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI and Anthropic, after all, aren’t the only drivers of semiconductor demand.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of only
Adjective
  • Los Angeles officials began discussing a ban after the city of Rialto became the first to restrict certain sales of nitrous oxide in 2017.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Washington’s export bans restrict their access to the best AI chips, like certain models from Nvidia and AMD, while Beijing has restricted imports of some less powerful options.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of certain
Noun
  • High-income investors can get extra bang for their buck from buying tax-exempt municipal bonds or using the selloff to harvest tax losses and reinvest in better-yielding debt, according to Jason Katz of UBS.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But when compared to everything else going on, the current $229 price tag feels like a drop in the bucket, particularly when most new games for the Playdate only cost a few bucks.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of buck
Adjective
  • The artist — whose real name is Olu Fann, best known as one-half of the Atlanta rap outfit Earthgang — felt that being a team player was more crucial than being the lone star.
    — DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The lone game that didn't sell out, against the Toronto Tempo, drew 9,685 fans.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of lone
Adjective
  • Andrew Dismukes as Sam-I-Am is pestering the unnamed breakfast hater (Mikey Day).
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The four companies didn’t respond to The Verge’s requests for comment after an unnamed Pentagon official said yesterday that the execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of a mass shooting at a Texas military base in 2009, will be livestreamed.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of unnamed
Adjective
  • Multiple news outlets then reported that the house was falling apart, even quoting anonymous neighbors who said wild animals were entering the property.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Anyone with additional information about the case is urged to contact the Frisco Police Department at 972-262-6010, or submit anonymous tips by texting FRISCOPD and their tip to 847411.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of anonymous

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“One.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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