as in lone
not being in the company of others
a solo flight in a hot-air balloon
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as in independently
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Recent Examples of solo
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
His wife, Lauren, previously told the outlet that her husband had been hiking for over a decade and liked to go solo.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
News Desk, Artforum, 4 Sep. 2025
The other discs comprise a remaster of the original album and a collection of Nebraska home recordings, some unreleased, plus tracks from a 1982 solo studio session.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Midweek, the Taurus moon illuminates your relationship zone, reminding you that healing isn’t a solo journey.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Now, the upstart news hub has new plans for video outreach — and is going solo.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
His wife, Lauren, previously told the outlet that her husband had been hiking for over a decade and liked to go solo.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
While at Grazer Kunstverein, Engels organized solo exhibitions by artists including Tom Burr and Nora Schultz.
—News Desk, Artforum, 4 Sep. 2025
The other discs comprise a remaster of the original album and a collection of Nebraska home recordings, some unreleased, plus tracks from a 1982 solo studio session.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
As for more writing, Dickinson already has a set of new songs ready to go for his ace solo band to put out as soon as time allows.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Midweek, the Taurus moon illuminates your relationship zone, reminding you that healing isn’t a solo journey.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solo
Adjective
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And his lone Royals appearance was a spot start that lasted 2 ⅔ innings.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The City Council ultimately voted 5-1 to deny the appeal, with lone opposition from Council Member Doug Taylor.—
Rose Evans
September 10,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Percussion and a choir imbued the ballad with a pulse, and the gracious Warren quickly turned to clap for the singers at song’s end.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Her endlessly inventive vocal approach and aching tenderness with ballads earned her a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master designation in 2012.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Those numbers are rough estimates, because they are based on a single observation.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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At a 12% marginal tax rate, for example, the $6,000 deduction for a single taxpayer who is 65 or older would result in $720 in tax savings.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From his head-banging guitar solo to his crisp, impressively precise vocals, Thomas delivered male R&B showmanship reminiscent of Maxwell or D’Angelo.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Beach Girls’ records were released in the early 1960s, with Nilsson on background vocals.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His work in those early days bears little resemblance to the crystalline large-format portraits of lonely American landscapes that would come to define his career.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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Quarterback is an isolating and lonely position, despite entire infrastructures reverse-engineered in service of those who play it, to say nothing of the elaborate playbooks created for them.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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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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
Noun
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While performance is a major part of their lives individually—Tracey becoming a chorus line dancer, the narrator becoming an assistant to a pop star—a performance element that is particularly striking here is the way Smith traces dance from past to present, from Africa through the diaspora.—
Lauren Morrow
September 9,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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Cook joined a number of other tech CEOs at a White House dinner this month, adding his voice to a chorus of praise for the president.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Solo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solo. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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