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solitarily

adverb

Definition of solitarilynext
as in singly

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Recent Examples of solitarily Kids scattered all over the world were listening deeply and solitarily in headphones—and swapping songs and opinions about those songs online. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solitarily
  1. singly
  2. separately
  3. exclusively
  4. individually
  5. distinctly
  6. alone
  7. singularly
  8. solely
Adverb
  • Plant singly as an accent or mass in mixed borders and privacy plantings.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 July 2026
  • When eggs or embryos are destroyed as the result of commercial egg storage tank failures, lawsuits may follow, singly, as a group, or in a class action.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
Definition of singly
Adverb
  • The analysis gives every product listing equal weight and does not separately assess whether polyester is virgin or recycled—limitations that complicate comparisons among fast-fashion, activewear and outdoor brands.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The three platforms have separately appealed a sub-quota requiring them to devote 20% of their mandatory audiovisual investment to genres including animation, documentaries and recorded or recreated live performance.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of separately
Adverb
  • The company exclusively used battery raw materials recovered from its own high-voltage batteries.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Kelela began working on the album — produced almost exclusively by Oscar Scheller, who has worked with PinkPantheress and Lily Allen — in Los Angeles.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of exclusively
Adverb
  • Fix compared it to the Apollo mission, in which NASA corralled 20,000 companies and universities to make millions of parts to build a rocket none of them could have launched individually.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But Pattinson’s is only one turn within a stellar cast who individually deliver some career-best screen work.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of individually
Adverb
  • Many of the recipes have a distinctly Kentucky bent, like the Hot Brown Deviled Eggs, others like her Funeral Potatoes, are the kind of Southern cooking that transcends state borders.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Set against Montreal’s unique culture and layered history, their coming-of-age story is distinctly local—and universally relatable.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinctly
Adverb
  • Since the incident with Rihanna, Brown has defended his innocence in nearly every situation, and his fans (139 million of them on Instagram alone, affectionately called Team Breezy) have chosen to defend him in turn.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This past year alone, MLS moved its broadcasts from behind a double paywall and onto the regular Apple TV streaming service and added a sponsorship asset to the lower-back area of club jerseys.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of alone
Adverb
  • The New York Democrat is singularly focused on winning back control of the House.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The desire to see Russia as singularly the product of its steppe heritage ends up distorting and simplifying this history.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of singularly
Adverb
  • Large cells show stronger durability The researchers said the findings point to electrochemical protocol design as a way to improve LMR battery stability without relying solely on changes to the battery materials themselves.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Hossain is careful not to place the blame for that pressure solely on men.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Solitarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solitarily. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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