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
Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
The Schuyler sisters and their friends, not unlike European heads of state, knew that intimate alliances cemented political ones.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 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
Just as no one today would drive the Rubicon Trail in a Ferrari Roma, no one went about enduring the Oregon Trail in a coupe carriage.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
The Schuyler sisters and their friends, not unlike European heads of state, knew that intimate alliances cemented political ones.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 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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In November, Jackson terminated Gatlin for swindling millions of dollars from the Foundation as executives privately reeled over her betrayal of the hospital system’s fundraising arm, which raises tens of millions to benefit Jackson’s patients.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Autry believes that the billions of dollars being spent by companies like SpaceX and the federal government to support space exploration, return to the Moon and potentially get to Mars is money well spent.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When quitting feels like the only option For Khris Rogers, the symptoms that consumed her during perimenopause stole her ability to keep her job.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Kaprizov, Spurgeon and Brodin weren’t the only players from the current roster to make the cut.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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People still are prohibited from carrying guns — openly or concealed — in certain areas, including schools and university campuses; professional athletic events not related to firearms; hospitals; police stations; courts and polling places.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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McGregor recognizes that the work of translating between Western science and TEK is critical in certain contexts and applications, while there has also been significant cooption and misinterpretation.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In actuality, schools have about two bucks per lunch.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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There, Pat, Willa, and an assassin follow one another across terrain that bucks and dips like a cartoon water hose.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Mize has been impressive this season, giving up only 1 during his lone postseason appearance while posting a 14-6 record during the regular season.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Miran singled himself out as a lone voter who favored a much more aggressive easing path.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Among them are some from the Great Lakes Maritime Collection at the Milwaukee Public Library, others taken by the city for the media, and some by unnamed photographers, Kieselburg said.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rendy Jones Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin is filled with indelible images, many of them surrounding the inky black pool of water into which Scarlett Johansson’s unnamed character lures her victims.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ninety minutes after the call ended, an anonymous X account began leaking details from the same secondhand report that had been included in the anonymous e-mail.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Can Wisconsin lottery winners remain anonymous?—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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“One.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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