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
  • Not singly, not a lone fish here and there, but in packs.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Tourism In Central America After decades of Costa Rica singly handily dominating travel in Central America, nascent travel industries in destinations like Guatemala, Panama and Nicaragua are just starting to gain the international spotlight.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Adverb
  • Instead, tickets will be sold separately with proceeds benefiting the Aztecs’ Student-Athlete Recruitment and Retention Fund for men’s basketball.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a group of states led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton separately sued Google for anticompetitive and deceptive practices in its ad business.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Open exclusively for midday dining, RASA restaurant offers a vibrant buffet where Indonesian favorites, Japanese specialties and Western classics come together.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The contributions to this site are made exclusively by university faculty and other academics with an emphasis on debunking common myths associated with growing plants.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • While employees may experiment with AI individually, the absence of structured guidance prevents cohesive adoption that aligns with organizational goals.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As of Tuesday evening, 63 amendments remain to be debated either en bloc or individually.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Namba’s cooking is broadly French, fine-tuned with a distinctly Japanese attention to detail.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Every major technological shift in history has created new opportunities for distinctly human skills to flourish.
    Jennifer Kamara, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • China alone poured nearly $30 billion into drone production last year and can field $1000 drones that neutralize multimillion-dollar assets.
    Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Apart from being an amazing role-playing game, Dragon Quest VII sold over 4 million copies in Japan alone.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • But this was South Korea in the 1960s – a deeply patriarchal society that was singularly focused on rebuilding from the devastation of the Korean war and Japan’s brutal occupation before that.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Wall Street was singularly focused on Oracle’s forward-looking numbers and a massive growth trajectory that the company now sees thanks to its booming cloud infrastructure business and a host of new artificial intelligence deals.
    Ari Levy, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Head coach Mike McDaniel was the first to admit Sunday that the game's result wasn't solely on his quarterback.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Some perspective is needed when focusing solely on Brown’s touches.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Solitarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solitarily. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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