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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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My own experience with night pests was at a time of utter exhaustion— too much work undertaken, interlocking circumstances that made the work twice as arduous, illness within and around— the old story of troubles never coming singly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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The flowers, which appear both singly and in clusters, display the classic hybrid tea form.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Michel now oversees Larkin’s graduate medical educational programs and is chairman of Larkin University, which is governed separately from the hospital, said Smith, the hospital’s attorney.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The report counts those smaller store sales separately from the Walmart supercenters.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Senior midfielder Erin Hadley is playing high school soccer for the first time for Lincoln-Way Central after previously competing exclusively with her club team.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The previous day, Olitzky had similarly endorsed focussing exclusively on the plight of the hostages in response to a letter from Liba Beyer.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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All the suites are individually decorated, and despite being the smallest rooms on offer, the two Junior Suites have plenty of charm.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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By announcing artists individually, each act gets a moment in the spotlight that a traditional poster drop simply can’t offer.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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If indeed comets are like cats, Comet MAPS appeared Manx-like but distinctly green, a fuzzball (as astronomers are wont to call a small, tailless—or nearly so—comet) in my image from the Celestron Origin.—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even a protein treatment applied to your natural hair deposits an almost imperceptible film atop the strands, rendering the texture distinctly different, thicker, and drier.—
Noel Cymone Walker,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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More recently, heavy rain alone has begun to produce the same effect.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Only 30 people were allowed at the funeral, and the queen sat alone at the church, wearing a mask.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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For Pittsburghers, whose city had for so long been singularly defined by the production of steel, the idea that industrial competitiveness was not paramount bordered on apostasy.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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And, yet, in Miami Heat annals, what Adebayo singularly did against the Rockets stands in elite company over the franchise’s 38 seasons.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Readers should not rely solely on the content of this article and are encouraged to seek professional advice tailored to their specific circumstances.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Solitarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solitarily. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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