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
  • Single filers and married individuals filing separately could claim $16,100, while heads of household would be able to deduct $24,150.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Because something about Dart and Skattebo, both separately and together, has captured the imagination and hearts of Giants fans.
    Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Selena Gomez, Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton and Teddy Swims are among a huge collection of stars tapped for the soundtrack for season 2 of Nobody Wants This, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Goals can change, and families may need or want to exclusively formula feed from the start.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Diet Coke Lime would be sold individually in 20 fluid ounce plastic bottles, and in 12-packs of 12 fluid ounce cans, according to the website.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The approach was overseen by Pedro de Diego, one of Spain’s leading prosthetic makeup artists, who designed each effect individually during the screenwriting phase to ensure consistency and cinematic impact.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • But even through all those change-ups, every hairstyle, cut, and color still feels distinctly Swiftian.
    Anneke Knot, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Treating clients, employees, attorneys and judges holistically, addressing their many needs with an openness and vulnerability that is distinctly, well, human.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • No company or country can solve this alone.
    Sean Evins, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Something about all that quiet prompted me to meditate—nothing formal, just 10 minutes alone in the hush.
    Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Stopping a singularly talented scorer like Small is an obvious use case, but simply changing the flow of the game and forcing the opponent to pause and re-evaluate can have a massively positive effect.
    Jim Root, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the base’s survivors have similarly described the singularly horrific nature of those 45 square miles in eastern Cuba.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The producers cautioned against pursuing co-productions solely for financial reasons.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The views expressed herein are solely those of the author.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Solitarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solitarily. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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