singleness

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Recent Examples of singleness And to more women today, intentional singleness is worth every penny. Essence, 10 Feb. 2026 The actress hasn't spoken publicly about her dating life, aside from a few TikTok videos poking fun at her singleness. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026 Bureaucrats are doomed to fail pioneering efforts requiring singleness of purpose and continuity of effort especially having risky and unforeseen outcomes of competing interests. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025 Franklin, who is also a minister, was inspired to tell this particular Bible story after preaching a sermon series on singleness and relationships. Giana Levy, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for singleness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singleness
Noun
  • Celebrating our oneness together!
    ‘Pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • Founded in the 19th century in Iran, the faith centers around principles of humanity and oneness.
    Adam Duxter, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The beaches are then evaluated on criteria like uniqueness, remoteness, wildlife, calm waters, crowds, and the overall likelihood of idyllic conditions.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
  • The sea is connected to the Indian Ocean only through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and this relative isolation has allowed species to evolve independently over thousands of years, contributing to the Red Sea’s high levels of endemism and ecological uniqueness.
    Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Connecting with retailers, stylists and editors who appreciate the singularity and variety of colored gemstones and who value jewelry as a form of self expression.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
  • The claim that Google will build the stronger model was delivered by Demis Hassabis, talking about AGI and the foothills of the singularity.
    Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • In this role, Ken will lead CNBC Digital and help elevate the ambition, distinctiveness and impact of our journalism across platforms.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 May 2026
  • Success, for us is distinctiveness — being recognized by our design language alone and known as a brand with a clear point of view, forming the right partnerships, and on a more human level, coming back with new ideas and the momentum to keep designing.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • One of the big peculiarities of World Cup ticket sales is that fans are not able to pick a specific seat until much later in the process.
    Rafael Nam, NPR, 28 May 2026
  • In 2019, a mysterious post took off on 4chan, that ever-churning morass of anonymous commentary and internet peculiarities.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Plowden’s own professional idiosyncrasies included never using a flash — instead favoring available light — and in particular shooting with his Hasselblad camera during the waning light of day.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Even a Massie win, as one strategist told Salon, wouldn’t necessarily justify clean conclusions about the President given the idiosyncrasies of Massie’s district, which stretches from the Cincinnati suburbs to the West Virginia border.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The second is that chatbots, which mimic emotional intimacy and tend toward sycophancy, warp how children forge their selfhood and relationships.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Through every iteration of selfhood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026

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“Singleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singleness. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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