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Recent Examples of singularly
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.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Savings seemingly secured with lower rates can easily be negated by other expenses that can be easily overlooked if singularly focused on rates.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
That’s because the New Orleans saint behind that book, Nancy Lemann, possesses a singularly fabulous voice.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Still, during my trip, people seemed singularly concerned with securing their own future.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
What follows is unpredictable, unnerving and singularly strange, even by Lanthimos standards.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
All of this means Google is singularly positioned among its Big Tech rivals to excel in AI technology and know-how.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
At worst, these characters are somewhat stock, providing a contrast against a singularly awe-inspiring figure like Samus.
—PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
That’s not to say Edwards is singularly to blame for the turnovers.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Savings seemingly secured with lower rates can easily be negated by other expenses that can be easily overlooked if singularly focused on rates.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
That’s because the New Orleans saint behind that book, Nancy Lemann, possesses a singularly fabulous voice.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Still, during my trip, people seemed singularly concerned with securing their own future.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
What follows is unpredictable, unnerving and singularly strange, even by Lanthimos standards.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
All of this means Google is singularly positioned among its Big Tech rivals to excel in AI technology and know-how.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
At worst, these characters are somewhat stock, providing a contrast against a singularly awe-inspiring figure like Samus.
—PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
That’s not to say Edwards is singularly to blame for the turnovers.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularly
Adverb
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After an extraordinarily dry handful of years, this year or next could easily be the one that drops those deliveries out of compliance.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Egg Nebula, so-named for its yolk (the star) surrounded by egg white (clouds of dust and gas), is extraordinarily dynamic, with twin beams of light punching through a series of rippling arcs.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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After an unusually warm and dry stretch, soggy weather could be returning to Phoenix.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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What Comes Next The scale of this expedition — spanning the full length of Argentina’s continental margin — makes its data set unusually comprehensive.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Meanwhile, the Northeast was beginning to thaw after a weekslong stretch of uncommonly cold weather.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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But in the invisibly sculpting hands of Swiss director Petra Volpe and the exquisite performances of two first-rate actors, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, Frank & Louis is an uncommonly tender incarceration drama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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That’s extremely cold, even as much of the open Atlantic Ocean remains abnormally warm.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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With this type, a different kind of antibody, called IgM, gets abnormally programmed.—
Ruth Jessen Hickman,
Health,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Criminal defenses that meet the legal threshold to argue an alternative perpetrator was responsible are extremely uncommon in the state, legal experts told the Statesman.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fajardo-Acosta described him as an extremely serious person who also possessed a good sense of humor, spoke very eloquently and read all the time.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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An exceedingly small number, Fu said, went to bed very late and woke up very early.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Republicans have lauded the measure as a reasonable way to prevent noncitizens from casting ballots, though instances of noncitizens voting are exceedingly rare.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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While authorities said 11 of the 12 victims were killed in avalanches triggered by exceptionally unstable conditions on ungroomed backcountry slopes, The Associated Press reported a total of 13 deaths.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wagner Moura Basking in the sun outside The Times newsroom ahead of his digital cover shoot last month, Wagner Moura seemed exceptionally relaxed about spending his Tuesday afternoon in El Segundo with a bunch of journalists.—
Matt Brennan
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Despite schools, colleges and mass education becoming more important for social cohesion and economic development than ever, teaching has stayed remarkably consistent even as other sectors and institutions have been transformed by computers and smartphones.—
José Manuel Barroso,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Despite having had seven presidents since 2016, Peru’s economy has remained remarkably stable with low external debt levels amid the political turmoil.—
Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Singularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singularly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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