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
As the only commercial property on Cumberland Island, peace and solitude are guaranteed with any stay at the Greyfield Inn.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Winter covers the park in stark whites, and snow may limit access, but the silence and solitude are unforgettable if you’re bundled up.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
The effect was to make solitude sound sexy, sad, and hopeful at once.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
But in the long stretches of solitude, Lamott and Allen become that company.
—Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Winter covers the park in stark whites, and snow may limit access, but the silence and solitude are unforgettable if you’re bundled up.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
The effect was to make solitude sound sexy, sad, and hopeful at once.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
But in the long stretches of solitude, Lamott and Allen become that company.
—Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solitude
Noun
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In the harsh afternoon sun, it was deserted except for dogs dozing on the rocks, and lovers seeking a shred of privacy.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Three years ago, Rachel Vrabec, CEO of digital privacy and security platform Kanary, began hearing from content creators dealing with impersonation accounts that would steal away their ad revenue.—
Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2026
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The directness with which the camera meets the eyes of the film’s subjects suggests compassion for their disfigurement and isolation (indeed, Farrokhzad adopted a boy from the colony), but there are no interviews.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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But Gen Z are increasingly heading back to shopping malls, driven by experiences and a desire to bust out of the isolation of home.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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This year's theme is combating loneliness, which the World Down Syndrome Day website says can have an outsized impact on people living with Down syndrome.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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China’s rising costs of living have also dovetailed with record low birth rates in 2025, adding to a growing sense of loneliness among many in the country.—
Matthew Chin,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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People often refer to aloneness and writer’s block as the two great challenges of being a novelist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Nov. 2025
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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 28 Mar. 2026.
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