singled (out)

past tense of single (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for singled (out)
Verb
  • Officers made contact with the suspect, now identified as McMichaels.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • That victim has since been identified by local media as 19-year-old Akeela Clarke, a female Walmart employee.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Enslaved Black people were banned from reading and writing and even those who had their freedom couldn't always access formal schooling, so African Americans began founding colleges of their own.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 June 2025
  • Walmart, headquartered in Bentonville, founded the festival with inclusion in mind.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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“Singled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singled%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.

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