as in election
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1
as in selecting
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
she quickly singled out the most qualified candidate from the pool of the applicants
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2
as in identifying
to find out or establish the identity of
through careful reasoning and the process of elimination, neighbors singled her out as the writer of the anonymous letter
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singling (out)
Noun
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Mahan burst onto the local political scene in 2020 with his election to the City Council, only to become mayor three years later.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Blaylock remains on the city council for the time being, but a special election is expected to pick a successor, who will finish out the remainder of his term.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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While Hilton has been involved in various ways with the festival, for the past several years the person selecting the musicals being read has been Michael Fling, who began as an artistic associate at Goodspeed in 2019 and became its associate artistic director in 2024.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Jan. 2026
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When selecting the perfect color for her look, Domingo insisted that green was the one.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Officers were reportedly reviewing security camera footage in the area in hopes of identifying a suspect.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Last April, the Wyn Beauty founder shared a sweet video on her Instagram with her daughter Adira, as the little one practiced identifying colors.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Elkington, who hails from a small village near London and emigrated to the Midwest in the 1990s, brings with him a deft picking style and a grounding in European folk traditions.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
9 Jan. 2026
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Visit in the fall for quintessential activities like apple picking, a corn maze, and trolley rides.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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According to the National Kitchen & Bath Association’s 2026 Kitchen Trends Report, homeowners are increasingly choosing appliances that create a better environment for cooking and gathering.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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This path begins with choosing leaders who will put principle over politics and ideology, with a promise to focus on the middle class as the center of every policy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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He's rubbed elbows with corporate executives who are interested in Pennsylvania as a data center destination and thrust Pennsylvania into competition for billions of dollars being spent on manufacturing and artificial intelligence infrastructure.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Washington was Young’s preferred destination, and the two sides were working on a deal to get the 27-year-old point guard to the nation’s capital.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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If those guys price out of the Panthers’ range, Carolina will head to the draft, where Morgan and company haven’t used a selection on the offensive line in their two years together.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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The app lists 3,870 bars and 3,428 wine shops, in 2,313 cities in 35 countries where at least 30% of the wine selections meet the criteria for Vin Méthode Nature, a formal voluntary charter under the French Ministry of Agriculture.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The massive success of The Madness of King George (1994) earned Mirren an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, a BAFTA nomination for best performance by an actress and a Cannes Film Festival win for best actress.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Coon earned a Tony nomination for her performance and quickly made a home for herself on the small screen, first in dramas like The Leftovers and Fargo, and then on the lavish series The Gilded Age and The White Lotus.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Singling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singling%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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