separateness

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Recent Examples of separateness These immigrants, who first settled the backcountry of Pennsylvania before pushing farther to the western and southern frontier, brought with them a cultural and linguistic separateness that had an immense impact on the speech of the American heartland. Valerie Fridland, Big Think, 21 Apr. 2026 Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness. Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 Since becoming president of Taiwan, last May, Lai has asserted Taiwan’s separateness from the mainland and muted his predecessor’s efforts to reassure Beijing. Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025 Its geographic remoteness has cultivated a sense of separateness, with ancient inhabitants speaking a distinct dialect of Hawaiian. Meredith Bryan, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for separateness
Noun
  • As his year of solitude passes, his grip on reality blurs the line between the living and non-living.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • Gibbard spent two decades in solitude working for the Forest Service and now finds human interaction overwhelming.
    Peter White, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • In those cases, teleoperation raises concerns about privacy and preventing abuse of the ability to see into a robot owner's personal spaces.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026
  • A lot of that is listening to what the customer needs, building features in a great way, building trust, thinking about data privacy.
    Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • Across society, loneliness and social isolation continue to rise.
    Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Irritability and low energy and a knife-sharp craving for isolation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • There’s a correlation between heavy social media usage and severe loneliness, particularly for young people.
    Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
  • While proponents highlight their potential for companionship, addressing issues like loneliness, this technology sparks profound ethical debates.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Morrison helped lead the racist white supremacy campaign of 1898 that terrorized Black citizens and led to policies of segregation, The Observer previously reported.
    Chase Jordan July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • Well, thank God the Dodgers broke baseball’s longstanding tradition of segregation long before Roberts, who is Black and Japanese American, was born!
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

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“Separateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separateness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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