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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as in picking
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singling (out)
Verb
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The Las Vegas Raiders completely revamped their backfield this offseason, selecting Ashton Jeanty with the sixth overall pick of the NFL Draft and also adding former Pro Bowl running back Raheem Mostert in free agency.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Two-time Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne (The Holdovers, Sideways) chaired the panel of global film figures tasked with the difficult duty of selecting this year’s winners.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Improving culture means identifying the unwritten rules and deciding which ones help your strategy and which hold you back.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The test was 92% accurate at identifying those at any stage of ovarian cancer and 88% accurate at identifying people with stage one or stage two.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The magnificent colors of fall foliage, apple picking and pumpkin patches on local farms and the return of high school football.—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Baskets will be provided for produce picking.—
Lorenza Medley,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This means regularly assessing your thinking skills, consciously choosing when to engage versus delegate mental tasks, and maintaining practices that keep your mind sharp.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Neighbors lined up against the farmers’ solar project, putting the county commission in a position of choosing between private property rights and what neighbors think is best.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With less than two months out to Election Day, this year's elections -- ranging from hot-button mayoral and gubernatorial contests to a vote over new congressional maps -- are set to ramp up as candidates begin to make their final pitches to voters.—
Grace Sandman,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The county Board of Supervisors directed the changes in response to concerns that had long existed for a small faction of grassroots activists but took on new fervor after the 2024 election — when voters installed three new Republican members of the board.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The trip will take travelers up to 90-degrees North, one of the most hard-to-reach destinations known for its permanent ice cover and summer midnight sun.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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While the most obvious advice is to not drive through deep floods, people want to get to their destinations and often go right into the asphalt swamp.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Daniel Lindblade has been in the city for 18 years and isn’t surprised by the selection.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Customers may purchase or rent a selection of media titles from Prime Video without having an Amazon Prime or Prime Video account.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pritzker is likely to run for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination in the tough-on-Trump lane.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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To the dismay of party insiders, Anderson slipped through the 1994 Republican primary to win the GOP nomination for state attorney general.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Singling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singling%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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