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
William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Zeev’s track record as a solo GP has been written about in the past.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Cnbc Contributor, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Michal Lev-Ram, Cnbc Contributor, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Most notably, Glee sparked new interest in the original Rumours album, which reentered the Billboard 200 chart at number eleven, a spike in sales of almost 2,000 percent over the previous week (the same week, Nicks’s solo album In Your Dreams debuted at number six).
—Alan Light, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Born in Rome, Nervi cut her teeth designing beachwear, underwear and eveningwear collections for labels like Ermanno Scervino, Roberto Cavalli and Redemption, before going solo and introducing her own Nervi label in 2019.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
As with work, depictions of leisure are predominantly set outdoors, and often as solo endeavors.
—William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Zeev’s track record as a solo GP has been written about in the past.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Cnbc Contributor, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
Thiel had convinced Zeev to try taking outside funding, but also to continue operating as a solo investor.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Cnbc Contributor, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Most notably, Glee sparked new interest in the original Rumours album, which reentered the Billboard 200 chart at number eleven, a spike in sales of almost 2,000 percent over the previous week (the same week, Nicks’s solo album In Your Dreams debuted at number six).
—Alan Light, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Wear it solo with jeans for a laidback look with friends or layer it over a silk blouse for the office.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Born in Rome, Nervi cut her teeth designing beachwear, underwear and eveningwear collections for labels like Ermanno Scervino, Roberto Cavalli and Redemption, before going solo and introducing her own Nervi label in 2019.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solo
Adjective
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Draymond Green grabbed 10 rebounds but recorded just a single assist.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Helicopters are proven, versatile, and can fly for hours on a single tank of fuel.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The competition format, and thematic focus of each episode, meant that early shows were often organized around musical categories (ballads, duets, love songs) or occasionally around the catalog of individual artists (Lady Gaga, Britney Spears).—
Alan Light,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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The romantic ballad tells the story of two people who meet by chance and instantly feel a connection that changes their lives.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The paleontologist Simon Conway Morris points out that there are common and widespread patterns of convergent evolution in life’s history, where similar adaptations, like eyes, wings, and streamlined bodies, evolved independently in unrelated lineages.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Commodores have started 7-1 with the lone loss to Alabama.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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In his lone season in Dinkytown, Cooley led the Gophers with 22 goals and 38 assists in 39 games as the 2022-23 team made it to the NCAA title game in Tampa.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Billboard reports that users can create mashups, remixes, and tempo changes to existing, licensed works; swap vocals with UMG artists’ voices who opted in to the program; and can only listen to the creations within the service.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 Oct. 2025
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And your vocals on this are incredible too.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Chesky described having a lonely childhood, pulled between his love for creative design and sports, never really fitting in.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The film stars newcomers Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson as Oskar and Eli, two lonely kids living in the same apartment block in a small Swedish city in winter.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Afterward, Connery went on to land his first-ever job, a chorus spot in South Pacific.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Amidst widespread concern over the country’s falling birth rate, a growing chorus of conservative voices is telling American women to step back from work outside the home and focus on motherhood.—
Stephanie Psaki,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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 6 Nov. 2025.
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