solitarily

Definition of solitarilynext

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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
  • 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
Adverb
  • Oracle has not separately confirmed the nationwide total in a public statement.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Williams argued that without a viable federal copyright claim, Hugo’s state-law claims involving breach of fiduciary duty and an incomplete accounting should also be dismissed, leaving him free to pursue those claims separately in state court.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • The room is a design flex of its own — velvet banquettes, rich purples, cerulean blues, gold and marble, with art exclusively by women.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Robinhood Ventures has cut Cognition a check for $10 million, the company exclusively told Fortune, which follows a $75 million investment in OpenAI back in April.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Working again with the vast Northeastern producer group $$$–almost all of whom are individually credited on, like, every track–Bank$ and his preacher friend talk to God over spare keys and groaning nautical machinery.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Accommodations are individually decorated in tones of soothing beige, and all have marble bathrooms.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Construction has been underway for about three weeks, and according to the partners, an opening date has been set for early April for the two distinctly different restaurants at the building.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Work that strips human beings of dignity is often work that no longer requires distinctly human qualities at all.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Tariffs cannot build a better car The problem is, protection alone cannot make an American factory more productive, lower the cost of a battery, or bring a better vehicle to market.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • These crowdsourced reviews focus on taste, texture and value rather than price alone, which gives shoppers a trusted way to vet an unfamiliar grocery product before buying it.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Swaminarayan monks, who practice the eightfold version, see it as an important way to help eradicate all traces of desire and remain singularly focused on God.
    — Bhakti Mamtora, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Georgia doesn’t have someone as singularly gifted as Bowers in this tight end room.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • This team is built around a balance of passing and rushing, instead of being solely focused on one of those games.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Ana is directly and solely responsible for the public safety crisis.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Solitarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solitarily. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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