1
as in exclusive
belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named
the landowner has sole rights to the property, so he can do whatever he wants to with it
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2
as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
the eldest son became the family's sole support
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as in toe
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Recent Examples of sole
Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
The president calls his wife and complains about the sole of his shoe before heading off to a girls’ basketball event with Angel Reese.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The 650,000 barrel-a-day Dangote Refinery in Lagos is Nigeria’s largest and sole private refinery, supplying 20 million liters of petrol to the country daily.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
In response, Bramani developed a treaded rubber sole that could offer climbers greater traction and named it using the first two letters of his first name and the first four letters of his surname—Vibram.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
The president calls his wife and complains about the sole of his shoe before heading off to a girls’ basketball event with Angel Reese.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
In the five years since Hiroyasu Ando took sole charge at the top of Tokyo International Film Festival, the progress made under the energetic octogenarian former diplomat is palpable.
—Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The 650,000 barrel-a-day Dangote Refinery in Lagos is Nigeria’s largest and sole private refinery, supplying 20 million liters of petrol to the country daily.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sole
Adjective
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The pact designates Utopai as the exclusive AI tech partner for entertainment for Stock Farm Road, which is reportedly looking to turn Korea into a $35B artificial intelligence data center.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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There was also one exclusive cookie, found in approximately every three packs, that featured Gomez's signature, marking the first time Oreo has ever put an autograph on a cookie, the company said.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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After a while, sticky notes appear, written by someone else who’s not exactly pleased about the doodler’s defacement of the only astronomy reference work in the school library.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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So far, the only loud opinion on that side of the ball has come from requests for releases and trades.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The boots are a high-heel remake of the classic Timberland wheat boots, but feature a pointed toe and a slim six-inch heel.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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The new species was identified by its coloring, scale arrangement, body proportions, finger and toe pads, pores and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The alternative story of Helen’s Egyptian detour invites a more critical examination of the relationship between war and story by highlighting the degree to which humans have been conditioned by a narrative that presents war as the ultimate stage for personal and national glory.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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On a personal note, Variety even led me to the love of my life.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Commodores have started 7-1 with the lone loss to Alabama.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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In his lone season in Dinkytown, Cooley led the Gophers with 22 goals and 38 assists in 39 games as the 2022-23 team made it to the NCAA title game in Tampa.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both tortoises were microchipped and the Egyptian tortoise was said to have a prominent scar on its underside, Indiana State Police said in a press release.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Use a magnifying glass, and look on the underside of foliage where mites like to hide.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For players, the potential advantages include a much larger accessible library, the combination of local hardware, cloud, and PC options in a single device, and stronger peripheral and mod support typical of Windows.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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It’s built to resist pesky tangles, power through daily messes with super-strong suction, and run up to 50 minutes on a single charge.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
Johannes Himmelreich,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Mar. 2018
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“Sole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sole. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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