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
Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025
Korda has declared that, because his nine sons are, frankly, nincompoops and rapscallions, Liesl will be the sole heir to his fortune.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Plus, the sole has some thickness to it for a boost that won’t cause feet to ache like heels would.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Adjective
And why the sole interest in the Ten Commandments and not the moral codes of minority faiths?
—Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025
Korda has declared that, because his nine sons are, frankly, nincompoops and rapscallions, Liesl will be the sole heir to his fortune.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
Noun
Flat feet often cause no symptoms but can cause pain in the sole.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Plus, the sole has some thickness to it for a boost that won’t cause feet to ache like heels would.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Adjective
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Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more!—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Grey/Ven will introduce exclusive capsule collections at all five Blue&Cream stores with resort and summer pieces, from sets to dresses and outerwear.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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The Bay Area isn’t the only U.S. city seeing massive growth.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The only choice Hamas has is death or surrender, even if this comes at the cost of the remaining hostages and an even bigger humanitarian catastrophe to more than 2 million Palestinians in the enclave.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
Noun
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He was brought up for the minors on April 19, 2017 when Logan Forsythe suffered a broken toe when hit by a pitch.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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The style features a rounded toe and buckle details at the top.—
Mikelle Street,
Footwear News,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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But there’s another reason that Cruise’s stardom seems of a different time: many fans choose to ignore the actor’s personal life when engaging with his work.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt emphasized that the recent dinner with top $TRUMP investors was a personal event, not affiliated with official government activities.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Brennan Johnson scored the lone goal in the 42nd minute after an incidental deflection off Manchester United’s Luke Shaw, sending Spurs to next season’s Champions League.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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The lone goal could be almost directly attributed to it.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
23 May 2025
Noun
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These small insects have a waxy, white, cottony appearance and can usually be found in clusters on the underside of leaves and in stem joints.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2025
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Make sure to cover every surface of the plant, especially on the undersides of leaves and in crevices between stems.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Fragments of a single tooth unearthed in Seven Rivers, Jamaica, in 1999 are the oldest fossil evidence of a ziphodont crocodyliform (a group that includes sebecids) in the Caribbean.—
Ashley Belanger – May 16,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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Even so, Newcastle will go to the capital with no fear and look to secure an unprecedented fourth victory over Arsenal in a single season.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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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 31 May. 2025.
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