single (out)

verb

Definition of single (out)next
1
as in to select
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities she quickly singled out the most qualified candidate from the pool of the applicants

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in to identify
to find out or establish the identity of through careful reasoning and the process of elimination, neighbors singled her out as the writer of the anonymous letter

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for single (out)
  1. select
  2. identify
  3. choose
  4. distinguish
  5. pick
  6. pinpoint
Verb
  • Soto was the sole player selected to represent the Mets at the 96th edition of the Midsummer Classic, which will take place July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • Peninsula Family Service has been selected by the California Department of Education to assume operations of the Creative Montessori Learning Center in East Palo Alto, effective this month.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Definition of select
Verb
  • No deaths have been reported and the source of the cyclospora infections hasn’t been identified.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Ahead of the law taking effect, SANDAG released a draft map in June identifying which transit stops will be subject to new high-density zoning.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of identify
Verb
  • Eustaquio chooses to cross into a central area and Bosnia clear the ball, but the idea — to draw opponents out and create an overload in one area — was sound.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Vernon Vernon is known as the trail capital of British Columbia, and hikers, cyclists, and mountain bikers have hundreds of miles of trails to choose from.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
Definition of choose
Verb
  • Of course, in the new museum facility, our program will evolve, building on what distinguishes our offerings.
    — Leslie Anderson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
  • Large language models are inherently unable to distinguish between legitimate instructions provided by users and malicious ones sneaked into emails, source code, and other third-party content the models are processing.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
Definition of distinguish
Verb
  • And his ability to lead — as a former catcher — also carried a lot of weight in the team’s decision to pick him sixth overall.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • Because of that, Barça could pick him up for a bargain €22 million plus €7 million ($25 million plus $8 million) more in variables.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of pick
Verb
  • That’s because microphones designed to detect the sound of gunfire have been installed around the city, and can help police pinpoint where the shots may have come from.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • The origin of the most current cyclosporiasis outbreak has not yet been pinpointed, according to health officials.
    — Jane Yoon Scott, EverydayHealth.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of pinpoint
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“Single (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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