as in privacy
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
sought the kind of solitude where his thoughts would be his only companions
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Recent Examples of solitude
Faith Hill writes about the strange appeal of the solitude influencer.
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
Create a sense of solitude with fast-growing plants that screen views while enhancing the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent more than two years practicing in solitude as a young man on a windswept New York bridge to reinvent his playing and become one of the giants of jazz, died at the age of 95 on Monday, May 25, his publicist said.
—William Schomberg, USA Today, 25 May 2026
The power of the pilgrimage is found in the balance between solitude and community, sacrifice and hospitality, pain and pleasure.
—New York Times, 19 May 2026
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
Create a sense of solitude with fast-growing plants that screen views while enhancing the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent more than two years practicing in solitude as a young man on a windswept New York bridge to reinvent his playing and become one of the giants of jazz, died at the age of 95 on Monday, May 25, his publicist said.
—William Schomberg, USA Today, 25 May 2026
The power of the pilgrimage is found in the balance between solitude and community, sacrifice and hospitality, pain and pleasure.
—New York Times, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solitude
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The issue at hand – renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA – has created strange political bedfellows this year on Capitol Hill, miring lawmakers in a debate pitting privacy against safety while consuming much of Congress' election-year time.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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In suites, a sliding hearth features built-in lighting and shelves, creating a separation between the living area and bedroom for guest privacy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Workspace isolation ensures the agent can't access other departments' data.—
Bernard Aceituno,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The key finding was that if public health interventions aren’t implemented swiftly and strongly—with contact tracing and case isolation—then the outbreak could rival or exceed the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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The comedy club The manosphere and the male loneliness epidemic has been too thoroughly litigated elsewhere to dwell on here.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Now, there’s a growing movement to address loneliness not just through personal choices but also through public policy.—
Aneri Pattani,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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But the porch light, with only one working bulb, refuses to show us the perfect curves of her aloneness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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This is a telling fantasy—to feel more content in one’s dreamed aloneness than in real society.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Solitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solitude. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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