solitarily

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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
Adverb
  • Mimosa and Bloody Mary variations, in flights or singly, can be purchased separately.
    Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Not singly, not a lone fish here and there, but in packs.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Both of them, along with Jones, made their initial court appearances separately on Thursday.
    Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Winfrey retained the two adjacent cottages, selling them separately to her longtime property manager, making the compound’s total sale around $17 million.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Mamdani has also embraced the world of podcasters and influencers, recently hosting a news conference exclusively for content creators that his campaign said was aimed at reaching new and less politically engaged audiences, according to NBC News.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This major holiday sale, exclusively for members of Sephora’s Beauty Insider program, is also an exciting time of the year for beauty-lovers looking to save on products that rarely go on sale, including Dyson hair styling tools.
    Tim Chan, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Best Restaurants Aiô A kitchen rooted in Taiwanese flavors, Aiô offers tasting-style dishes (no starters or mains) that are designed to be shared or savored individually.
    Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Cena announcement featured more individuals that he's never faced individually before.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • The film is set in a version of America that, while fictitious, still feels distinctly American.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In the play, Tesman is described as portly and characterized as distinctly dim, and feels too soft to even foster real, passionate envy of Lovborg.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Owsley Brown Frazier, a fourth-generation descendant of George Garvin Brown, alone raised more than $500 million in his lifetime.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Today, the bikemaker has more than 5,000 dealers in India alone, with a global presence in more than 90 countries, and five manufacturing facilities spread out across the globe to meet that demand.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • While Florida’s issues have hit a national scale, the burden is carried by each player and coach singularly.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • President Biden singularly stands out in his callous enabling of the horrors inflicted on Gaza for more than a year.
    Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • All of her work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Readers should not rely solely on the content of this article and are encouraged to seek professional advice tailored to their specific circumstances.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Solitarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solitarily. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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