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
Teri Schultz, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
And there’s another one in the eastern Atlantic that’s worth watching for next week.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 3 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
After 3 1/2 years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European countries like this one — Kyiv's backers and military suppliers — are nervous the Kremlin could bring the conflict their way.
—Teri Schultz, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
And there’s another one in the eastern Atlantic that’s worth watching for next week.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 3 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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Bompastor summoned first her million-dollar USWNT winger in Alyssa Thompson from the bench, then two-time WSL Golden Boot winner Sam Kerr.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Bitcoin Depot, the company operating the kiosk, is suing the Sheriff’s Office for the thousands of dollars, which was seized from the machine as a result of a search warrant.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 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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In fact, while vision isn’t their strongest sense, dogs may even be able to see certain aspects of a TV show.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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Providing fiber for digestion, there’s fresh broccoli along with antioxidants to help reduce the risk of certain cancers.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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