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Recent Examples of singularly
There was a time in which fashion designers would do just that, provide direction by way of a singularly new silhouette (slinky jeans!
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
All of Mabel’s new forest friends—there are deer, rabbits, turtles, raccoons, and a singularly gloomy bear—bow down to a beaver sovereign, King George (Bobby Moynihan), a gregarious and naïve soul who embraces a humble, communal ideal of living.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The choice was between cautious legality and moral certitude, and a brazen but singularly effective sudden strike.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
One of the men Cuba identified as deceased, Pavel Alling Peña, grew singularly focused on Cuba’s liberation on his Facebook in recent months.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Under former President Bashar Assad, Syria was among Iran's closest regional allies and a staunch critic of Israel, yet a statement from its foreign ministry singularly condemned Iran, reflecting the new government's efforts to rebuild ties with regional economic heavyweights and the United States.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Under former President Bashar Assad, Syria was among Iran’s closest regional allies and a staunch critic of Israel, yet a statement from its foreign ministry singularly condemned Iran, reflecting the new government’s efforts to rebuild ties with regional economic heavyweights and the United States.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Under former President Bashar Assad, Syria was among Iran’s closest regional allies and a staunch critic of Israel, yet a statement from its foreign ministry singularly condemned Iran, reflecting the new government's efforts to rebuild ties with regional economic heavyweights and the United States.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
However, for years, the Legislature has been too singularly focused on creating and incentivizing dispatchable energy, to the detriment of other important and effective solutions.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
All of Mabel’s new forest friends—there are deer, rabbits, turtles, raccoons, and a singularly gloomy bear—bow down to a beaver sovereign, King George (Bobby Moynihan), a gregarious and naïve soul who embraces a humble, communal ideal of living.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The choice was between cautious legality and moral certitude, and a brazen but singularly effective sudden strike.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
One of the men Cuba identified as deceased, Pavel Alling Peña, grew singularly focused on Cuba’s liberation on his Facebook in recent months.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Under former President Bashar Assad, Syria was among Iran's closest regional allies and a staunch critic of Israel, yet a statement from its foreign ministry singularly condemned Iran, reflecting the new government's efforts to rebuild ties with regional economic heavyweights and the United States.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Under former President Bashar Assad, Syria was among Iran’s closest regional allies and a staunch critic of Israel, yet a statement from its foreign ministry singularly condemned Iran, reflecting the new government’s efforts to rebuild ties with regional economic heavyweights and the United States.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Under former President Bashar Assad, Syria was among Iran’s closest regional allies and a staunch critic of Israel, yet a statement from its foreign ministry singularly condemned Iran, reflecting the new government's efforts to rebuild ties with regional economic heavyweights and the United States.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
However, for years, the Legislature has been too singularly focused on creating and incentivizing dispatchable energy, to the detriment of other important and effective solutions.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularly
Adverb
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Presidents are routinely called upon to tackle multiple issues at once, many of them extraordinarily complex.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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By harnessing a particle accelerator to generate extraordinarily bright, coherent X-rays, the team was able to capture high-resolution internal anatomy in seconds, without the lengthy staining or other preprocessing steps often required for soft-tissue contrast in standard lab scanners.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Yes, the Knicks have benefited from good fortune during this stretch; as the notebook covered last week, New York is allowing opponents to shoot an unusually low percentage from 3, along with unsustainably cold shooting elsewhere.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Three years ago, an unusually warm winter was one of the worst for the industry.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Educators agree that this year has been uncommonly difficult compared to recent, relatively mild winters, but also point out that Connecticut went through worse over the decades.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
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Since its inception 35 years ago, Sony Pictures Classics — under the uncommonly consistent stewardship of co-chiefs Michael Barker and Tom Bernard — has been a bastion of socially minded cinema on the global stage.—
Karen Kramer,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This will continue in the future, with some years being abnormally cold and other years having a more moderate winter.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Johnson hopes her son could be helped by a prescription drug called leucovorin, which may help some children who have abnormally low levels of the vitamin folate in their brains.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Now the molecule was DMT, which causes an extremely intense but relatively short trip.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The researchers also say the laser could benefit industries that depend on nanoelectronics, including semiconductor manufacturing, by helping engineers detect extremely small defects in chips.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Without him, the picture gets exceedingly dark, exceptionally fast.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Highly theatrical and exceedingly ambitious, Jocelyn can frequently be found breaking out into song or scheming for ways to elevate her family’s status.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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For an even more breathtaking perspective, step onto the stunning rooftop terrace—an exceptionally rare oasis in the middle of Rome’s bustling urban center.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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Drought is also stressful because dogwoods don't have exceptionally deep roots that can tap underground water reserves.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Trump would not deliberately help Massie after his remarkably personal attacks against the congressman and even his new wife last month.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Channel Carolyn Bessette Kennedy with this soapy-clean fragrance oil, which is remarkably similar to the Abdul Kareem Egyptian Musk Oil the style icon once wore.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Singularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singularly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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