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
  • François Arnaud is joining Mike Birbiglia‘s upcoming focus features comedy Old Friends New Friends, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
  • For the past 860,000 years, its shell has coiled almost exclusively to the right.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 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
  • With an energy akin to Burning Man, the vibe is distinctly hippie; guests are gnawing to get into heady discussions.
    — Uma Raja, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Steinem’s distinctly stylish look – she was often photographed in mini-skirts and aviator sunglasses with a curtain of long, straight hair – sometimes triggered reductionist analyses.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinctly
Adverb
  • The signatories argue that a correct answer alone does not capture what makes mathematical research valuable.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • But because a film shoot is kind of boring, most of us abandoned the ladders after an hour, leaving my brother to watch the rest of the filming alone.
    — Sarah Shanfield, Vulture, 11 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 12 Sep. 2026.

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