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
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Adverb
  • In larger spaces, plant masses of Touch of Gold® Holly as a carpet beneath taller shrubs for a vibrant foundation or set singly as an accent in mixed borders.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 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
Adverb
  • Silicon Valley Power separately launched a pilot with Emerald AI focused on flexible data center power management and grid integration.
    Andrea Sguazzi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end's upcoming wedding, Kelce and his fiancée, Taylor Swift, were spotted separately celebrating with their closest friends.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Adverb
  • In short, substrate independence is the notion that mind and consciousness need not be limited exclusively to biological brains.
    Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
  • America's Next Top Model cycle 15 and returning all-star contestant Kayla Ferrel Onder speaks to EW exclusively about her experience on the show.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
Adverb
  • Unlike standalone projects developed individually, Lightshift is grouping the installations into a larger portfolio.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026
  • As victims are identified, they will be contacted individually, according to a sheriff’s office release.
    Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2026
Adverb
  • The ballet sneaker trend can sometimes lean sporty, but this pair feels distinctly sophisticated.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • Just as appealing today as thousands of years ago, these stones prove that the earliest decorations still hold their power—only now reimagined through Spiro’s distinctly modern lens.
    Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
Adverb
  • Many retire comfortably on Social Security income alone.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 21 June 2026
  • In a category where excess is often measured in horsepower alone, the 21C V Max takes its ambition directly to the manufacturing floor.
    John Vorwald, Robb Report, 21 June 2026
Adverb
  • Trump appears to have lost interest in most of the GOP agenda and has become almost singularly focused on his voting legislation to require proof of citizenship, which has almost no chance of passing.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Being singularly focused on sports is part of ProphetX’s pitch to consumers.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 June 2026
Adverb
  • For years, the industry was dominated solely by Disney, then Pixar and later Dreamworks Animation.
    Kevin Giraud, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • Because these worldviews frequently arrive at different conclusions, obviously on the polar opposite of each other, Christians don’t see Pride Nights as solely a political debate, but a theological one as well.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026

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“Solitarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solitarily. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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