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Recent Examples of singularly
Whatever, Roberts liked the characterization, the description of grit as a combination of passion and perseverance for a singularly important goal.
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Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
While Florida’s issues have hit a national scale, the burden is carried by each player and coach singularly.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
President Biden singularly stands out in his callous enabling of the horrors inflicted on Gaza for more than a year.
—Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Many of the base’s survivors have similarly described the singularly horrific nature of those 45 square miles in eastern Cuba.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Or maybe it's just singularly taken as a song that people really connect with regardless.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But this was South Korea in the 1960s – a deeply patriarchal society that was singularly focused on rebuilding from the devastation of the Korean war and Japan’s brutal occupation before that.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Wall Street was singularly focused on Oracle’s forward-looking numbers and a massive growth trajectory that the company now sees thanks to its booming cloud infrastructure business and a host of new artificial intelligence deals.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
David Dastmalchian also brings his singularly bizarre persona into the last act of the film as one of the many hitmen coming for Resident 5B, while the otherworldly Sheila Atim rounds out the cast as an FBI agent who exudes big Pam Grier energy.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
While Florida’s issues have hit a national scale, the burden is carried by each player and coach singularly.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
President Biden singularly stands out in his callous enabling of the horrors inflicted on Gaza for more than a year.
—Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Many of the base’s survivors have similarly described the singularly horrific nature of those 45 square miles in eastern Cuba.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Or maybe it's just singularly taken as a song that people really connect with regardless.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But this was South Korea in the 1960s – a deeply patriarchal society that was singularly focused on rebuilding from the devastation of the Korean war and Japan’s brutal occupation before that.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Wall Street was singularly focused on Oracle’s forward-looking numbers and a massive growth trajectory that the company now sees thanks to its booming cloud infrastructure business and a host of new artificial intelligence deals.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
David Dastmalchian also brings his singularly bizarre persona into the last act of the film as one of the many hitmen coming for Resident 5B, while the otherworldly Sheila Atim rounds out the cast as an FBI agent who exudes big Pam Grier energy.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularly
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But the Nanotyrannus specimen is 100% complete, which is extraordinarily rare in the fossil record, Napoli noted.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is extraordinarily effective, according to the CDC.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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At the Morgan, Rosenkrantz remarked that Hujar had picked an unusually eventful day.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Last month hundreds of trekkers had to be rescued from the northern Chinese side of Everest after unusually heavy snow and rainfall pummelled the Himalayas.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Yes, the re-escalation of hostile rhetoric Friday was the proximate excuse for the market's uncommonly calm ascent to crack.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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As the brand scales across North America, the bet is that common sense, done uncommonly well, is exactly what the market has been waiting for.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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From the Detroit River to North Cape, a low water advisory was issued for Lake Erie for abnormally low water levels caused by strong winds pushing the lake waters east away from the shore.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Three blue bloods — Penn State, LSU and Florida — have already ripped the Band-Aid, while others like Florida State and Auburn are amid abnormally bad multi-year stretches under their current leaders, and a switch nears for each.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Nineteenth-century reporters could be extremely casual with facts and guessed at the spelling of names.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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In an exceedingly rare father-son faceoff, the 2026 Grammy Awards will feature 92-year-old Willie Nelson in one corner and his 36-year-old son Lukas in the other as the two face off in the first-ever race for Best Traditional Country Album.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Harrison Brunicke made the Penguins’ roster out of training camp and played exceedingly well in his first handful of NHL appearances.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Season 34's core panel of judges all agreed that Earle performed exceptionally.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Walnuts Walnuts stand out among nuts for their exceptionally high levels of polyphenols (plant compounds) and vitamin E, antioxidants that protect fats within the body from harmful oxidation.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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It was heralded as a breakthrough, remarkably the first time a COP final agreement had referred to fossil fuels.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ovechkin has been remarkably consistent throughout his career, rarely missing significant time because of injury.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Singularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singularly. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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