as in single
not being in the company of others
a solo flight in a hot-air balloon
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as in ballad
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as in independently
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Recent Examples of solo
Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
Maxey, however, wasn’t a solo act on the night.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The 27-year-old solo travel content creator, who has gone viral for traveling to destinations across the globe for just 24 hours, is pushing back against rumors that his content is staged after followers accused him of faking his trips.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2025
Here's our full list of the top destinations for women traveling solo.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
But McG approached the possibility of a deal first as a solo act.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
Maxey, however, wasn’t a solo act on the night.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
Rare archival footage and previously unseen material help illuminate the doubts, risks, and reinvention that shaped McCartney’s solo career.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The 27-year-old solo travel content creator, who has gone viral for traveling to destinations across the globe for just 24 hours, is pushing back against rumors that his content is staged after followers accused him of faking his trips.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
Since going solo in 2003, Bey has released eight studio albums — all of which charted at the top of the Billboard 200.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2025
Here's our full list of the top destinations for women traveling solo.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solo
Adjective
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According to another shopper, the battery lasts long enough to clean their entire apartment in one single charge.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Cosmic said the Santa Rosa home is the first single-family home being built using its AI technology.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the ballad, the hero is betrayed by his cousin, who bleeds him too severely while administering a blood-letting cure.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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The music video for the ballad, included on the deluxe edition of Cyrus's Something Beautiful, depicts Cyrus in a sculptural Iris van Herpen look that screams avant-garde.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Built for demanding factory environments Atlas is a fully electric humanoid robot with 56 degrees of freedom, meaning 56 independently controllable joints that allow fluid, human-like motion.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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This has not been independently corroborated.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Travis Konecny scored the lone Philadelphia goal 55 seconds into the second period.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Commissioner Ralph Rosado was the lone no-vote, questioning Reyes’ management experience and pointing to the absence of a national search.—
Tess Riski
January 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Even as the gnarled guitar of their early EPs gave way to the jangly jaunts of 2022’s Stumpwork, the band could feel secure in the knowledge that any song featuring Shaw on vocals will sound like a Dry Cleaning song and nothing but.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
9 Jan. 2026
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Other artists on the track and video include William Barton (didgeridoo), Boboulaye Sissokho (kora), Macarena Montesinos (cello), Guarani Andeva Group (percussion), Iron Cult Dancers (dancers), Izzana Jaa (vocals), Ezequiel Acosta (bandoneón), and Erik Prevost David (trumpet).—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The patient thriller finds Agnes lonely in her seedy motel, with a phone that often rings, though the person on the other end of the line never speaks.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Namir Smallwood stars opposite Coon as Peter, a paranoid former soldier and mysterious drifter who meets her character Agnes, a lonely waitress.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the wake of an ICE shooting that killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, academics have joined the chorus of left-wing radicals seeking to abolish the federal law enforcement agency.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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From the speakers, gravelly voices sung in Portuguese about pick-up trucks and cattle over a chorus of accordions and a rollicking electronic beat.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Mimosa and Bloody Mary variations, in flights or singly, can be purchased separately.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Not singly, not a lone fish here and there, but in packs.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Solo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solo. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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