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Recent Examples of singularly
That can be done singularly or collectively, but a singular approach would be more costly and disjointed.
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Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
The moral firewall around Kennedy is illustrated by the case of glyphosate, an herbicide so singularly reviled by MAHA that, on social media, Ryerson goes by the Glyphosate Girl.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
That Trump has been singularly focused on pop culture comes at a time when his reputation — and that of his administration — has been under fire due to the mishandling of the Epstein files.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
The moral firewall around Kennedy is illustrated by the case of glyphosate, an herbicide so singularly reviled by MAHA that, on social media, Ryerson goes by the Glyphosate Girl.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
That Trump has been singularly focused on pop culture comes at a time when his reputation — and that of his administration — has been under fire due to the mishandling of the Epstein files.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularly
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These stellar fireworks generated extraordinarily powerful galactic winds, first detected in 2019, spanning a whopping 326,200 light-years, propelling gas and dust outward into the galaxy's vast halo of hot gas, known as the circumgalactic medium, or CGM.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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While the chances of winning are extraordinarily low — about 1 in 292 million, according to Powerball — if history is any indication, some states may have more of a propensity to churn out winners than others.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Miami-Dade’s sheriff secured an extra $31 million from the county’s mayor late Thursday, ending one of the biggest battles in an unusually contentious summer budget season.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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Layoffs have made some headlines, but the total number of people filing for unemployment insurance is unusually low.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The director said that watching Clooney perform this part left him uncommonly emotional on set.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Its political agnosticism is seen, uncommonly, as a merit for loftier aims.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The disease causes blood cells to grow abnormally in the bone marrow.—
Bonnie Bolden,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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As Connecticut starts off August with soaring temperatures and lots of sunshine, the state is facing abnormally dry conditions with the potential to turn into a moderate drought, according to officials.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lisa, 28, wore a black maxi dress with cutouts, and paired the look with an extremely rare Hermès Birkin while in South Korea's capital city.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Besides being exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, to remove, paint can also damage brick by trapping moisture within the wall assembly leading to flaking paint and possible structural damage to the building.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tahiti Nui appears exceedingly remote on a map.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Directly referencing elders in such a manner is exceptionally rare in ancient inscriptions, underscoring the significance of the find.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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This is opposed to Destiny 2’s exceptionally poor onboarding experience which has only gotten worse in time.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The story and characters feel remarkably contemporary, a testament to the power of the actor-director collaboration.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Since 1994 the percentage of Republicans who identify as very conservative or conservative has grown from around 60% to 77% with 18% saying moderate (down from around 32%) and, somewhat remarkably, 4% as liberal or very liberal (down from around 9%).—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Singularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singularly. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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