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Recent Examples of singleness
And to more women today, intentional singleness is worth every penny.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singleness
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The sudden flood of oxytocin accompanying the onset of the drug produces feelings of emotional communion, oneness, and openness.—
Erica Rex,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
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What’s stripped out at its core—and this is the deepest core of the contemplative traditions—is a non-dual realization of wisdom, an experience of oneness.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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The whole concept of the imago Dei is the idea that all men have something within them that God injected, and this gives them uniqueness; there are no gradations in the image of God.—
James O. Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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The biggest thing is to try to protect that level of uniqueness.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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From a scientific perspective, studying consciousness is a bit like trying to describe the singularity inside a black hole from the window of a spacecraft in its gravitational orbit.—
Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
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Those outside of it appreciate the singularity of his collections—minimal, revealing, sharp—but have not yet become disciples.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
7 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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Humor about the pickle often stems from its distinctiveness—its tangy, assertive flavor and odd appearance lend themselves to exaggerated, whimsical depictions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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Optimal distinctiveness essentially says that people want to belong to a group and to still be unique in some way at the same time.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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Simpson’s paradox demonstrates how counterintuitive statistics can be This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly newsletter that explores the joys and peculiarities of math.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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The unexpectedly weird shows, though, their individual peculiarities can be fascinating.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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An analysis of the previous plans by the New York Times pointed out some idiosyncrasies in the design, among them, that its grand staircase didn't lead to the ballroom and there was no door on the side facing the staircase.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The post of deputy mayor of public safety has consistently experienced high turnover, and with every transition comes a shift in strategy (driven by ego, politics and personal idiosyncrasy).—
Michael Pfleger,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Through every iteration of selfhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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Reclaiming conversations on selfhood, bodies and power, with Birthright, a video piece written and directed by Jade O'Belle.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Singleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singleness. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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