as in oneness
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Recent Examples of singleness
Selena Gomez is celebrating singleness, and Carrie Bradshaw would not approve.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2023
Her life honed to a singleness of purpose while my father stumbles about, narrating the current state of his illnesses.
—Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
Is this supposed bible of singleness still applicable now?
—Lauren O’Neill, Vogue, 17 July 2023
Key turns to the 10 songs on Mitchell’s album Blue, using each song to think through how singleness has shaped her life socially, emotionally, and materially.
—Hannah Rosefield, The New Republic, 8 June 2023
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2023
Her life honed to a singleness of purpose while my father stumbles about, narrating the current state of his illnesses.
—Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
Is this supposed bible of singleness still applicable now?
—Lauren O’Neill, Vogue, 17 July 2023
Key turns to the 10 songs on Mitchell’s album Blue, using each song to think through how singleness has shaped her life socially, emotionally, and materially.
—Hannah Rosefield, The New Republic, 8 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singleness
Noun
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Several times, as another musician plays, Monk stands center stage and spins in place, in febrile oneness with the music.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The illusion of separation, the truth of universal oneness.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ultimately, singularity will likely unfold in a more earnest method.—
Syed Ahmed,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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This sweetly reticent follow-up is a drama about the impenetrable singularity of a young girl’s mind.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Twain’s narrative boasts some—discrepancies is too magisterial a word … peculiarities, say.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Stuff like how to read spins and backgrounds at various stadiums, including the peculiarities of cavernous Kauffman Stadium.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
Noun
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That would let researchers simulate only the essential parts of the brain, and not all biological idiosyncrasies.—
Dobromir Rahnev,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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The action itself, with its piquant and poignant behavioral idiosyncrasies, teems with loose, whiplash-like ends and opaque but gleaming facets.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This week Brooke and Grant chose to explore silence and its impact on families, on selfhood, and of course on our writing.—
Memoir Nation
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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In contrast, Miller is interested in the body that wears the clothing, and how clothing is a way to define selfhood and the body.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Musically mixing East and West dispenses with regulations when crossing borders and becomes an an act of individuality and often resistance.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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But products also became more bland, predictable and stripped of individuality.—
Wolfgang Messner,
The Conversation,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The atmosphere would have been difficult for any Israeli physician, but for Qasem Hassan the challenge was compounded by her background and identity.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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And with the committed partnership of Telefilm Canada, those stories are reaching audiences at home and abroad, defining not just Canadian animation, but Canadian identity itself.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Indian spirituality, with its emphasis on the interconnectedness of life, was an important check on the hubris of American individualism and biblical notions of how the world had been given by God to man to have dominion over.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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In a world increasingly defined by individualism and speed, sport remains one of the rare forces that compels people to pause, gather, and share in moments that transcend borders and generations.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Singleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singleness. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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