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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.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solitarily
Adverb
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The medium-large, 90- to 160-petaled blooms are produced singly and in small clusters.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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Mimosa and Bloody Mary variations, in flights or singly, can be purchased separately.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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However, the lenders bill and collect the payment separately from the property’s tax bill, according to Brad Fletcher of the Illinois Finance Authority.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Stein also strongly encourages people to wash towels separately—don’t mix them with clothing.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The shooting is being investigated by the FBI exclusively.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The actress also reflected on her role ahead of the 50th anniversary while speaking exclusively to Entertainment Weekly in February 2025.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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But Harrigan said agents are trained to evaluate every incident individually.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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The administration would need to individually impose tariffs on each country and for each specific commodity, rather than the sweeping tariffs as were levied under the IEEPA.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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For families While certain areas of Zash feel distinctly grown-up, the citrus groves are hide-and-seek heaven, the pool is open enough to keep one eye on a brood with the other on a glass of Donna Fugata, and a sensible approach to timings makes the restaurant fair game too.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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But families looking for affordable urban family vacation ideas brimming with culture, nature, and big city pro sports games right downtown should step out and stay a while in this diverse yet distinctly Southern town.—
Josh Roberts,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This airflow spins the rotator through surface friction alone.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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In Mecklenburg County alone, this influx of visitor spending supported more than 38,000 local jobs.—
Chase Jordan
January 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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That’s because the New Orleans saint behind that book, Nancy Lemann, possesses a singularly fabulous voice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Still, during my trip, people seemed singularly concerned with securing their own future.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
20 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Gone are the days of relying on Spanx solely for its shapewear.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Jan. 2026
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The filing underscores the administration’s position that immigration enforcement and foreign policy decisions cannot be disentangled from national security concerns and that all of those are solely under the federal government’s purview.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Solitarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solitarily. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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