singles

Definition of singlesnext
plural of single

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of singles Sets of two are also available, but only the singles are on sale now; the single twin in white lists the lowest price, at just $23. Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singles
Noun
  • The few remaining individuals live in barren, rugged terrain at high elevations.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), investigators have opened more than 3,800 treason investigations since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, with more than 1,200 individuals already found guilty and sentenced.
    Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That two-block development that stretches north to MacArthur Boulevard will feature up to 3,750 residential units, a 250-room hotel, a 200-unit tower for senior living and up to 350,000 square feet of restaurants and shops, as well as a grocery store and 13 acres of park space.
    Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is a 1,000 year old tradition where two maidens are chosen to be slaughtered as repentance to one of their goddesses.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Prized 2-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert ran an impressive 1-2 in their debuts in Sunday’s opening race, a six-furlong test for maidens.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That means eating pasta, spaghetti sauce, sweet potatoes, frozen fruit and yogurt, while forgoing items like clementines and fresh vegetables.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Whether antiques, cherished knickknacks, or heirlooms, items that are very delicate and/or precious to the customer are typically items house cleaners won’t want to mess with in order to cut down the risk of damaging them.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But Season Four takes viewers to lower-class settings like the bars where scullery maids and footmen relax, the markets where house staff shop, even the secret drawing rooms where servants eat their breakfast and discuss town gossip.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026
  • In Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s, a young white woman teams up with two Black maids to document the realities of domestic work in segregated households.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026

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“Singles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singles. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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