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
Ari Stark, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Its Focus section, reserved for solo presentations by galleries in operation for twelve years or fewer, is again being organized by Lumi Tan.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Feb. 2026
Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026
Disco, Occasionally will mark Styles’ fourth solo album.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2026
Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Matthews, a Farm Aid board member, has also played solo and with Tim Reynolds as part of the Dave and Tim duo for Farm Aid at Ruoff.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
To unveil his solo act last July, Curwen held an off-calendar show in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood, which garnered enough buzz to land him a spot on the official CFDA calendar this season.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Its Focus section, reserved for solo presentations by galleries in operation for twelve years or fewer, is again being organized by Lumi Tan.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
Davis, a major Scritti fan, formed a delightful, odd-couple friendship with Gartside and contributed a trumpet solo to Provision, Cupid and Psyche’s 1988 follow-up.
—Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026
Disco, Occasionally will mark Styles’ fourth solo album.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2026
Adverb
For the first time in her life as a royal, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway is flying solo.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
Matthews, a Farm Aid board member, has also played solo and with Tim Reynolds as part of the Dave and Tim duo for Farm Aid at Ruoff.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solo
Adjective
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The officer fired a single shot from his handgun, striking Sosa-Celis in his right thigh.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Raise the minimum wage, ban private equity and institutional investors from buying single family homes, provide incentives to emerging industries like clean energy to bring new high paying jobs to Texas.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Recorded over a two-year period, Blue Mountain, Weir’s first solo album since 1978’s Heaven Help the Fool, was a beautifully ambient collection of modern-day ranch-hand ballads, and Weir soon launched an accompanying tour.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Handsomely lensed by Alexandre Nour Desjardins, who uses lots of warm light to give the interiors a nostalgic bent, the film also benefits from a melodic score by Joseph Marchand, with other scenes set to vintage Soviet-era pop ballads.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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Information about the Bilt Palladium Card has been collected independently by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer of the card prior to publication.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Vedam’s supporters believe investigators fixated on him as the lone suspect at the expense of other legitimate leads, arguing that his ethnicity played a role in how authorities homed in on him in the early days of the case and at trial.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Barnes’ goal was her first point of the tournament, leaving seventh defender Rory Guilday as the lone American skater to not yet register a point through six games.—
John Wawrow,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The soundtrack for the full-band pic features a staticky guitar line with melodic vocals that doo-doo-doo (and the studio shot sounds very similar).—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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No context is offered for the music snippets, which last in length from five to 13 seconds, and only one of which includes a vocal.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Biographers invariably describe Jackson as feeling lonely and different as a child.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Being in the entertainment industry can feel really lonely.—
Cierra Black,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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By the end of each day an everlasting chorus of voices filled our heads.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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India now joins a growing chorus of governments that are debating whether to restrict children from certain platforms, following Australia’s move in December to ban users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The flowers, which appear both singly and in clusters, display the classic hybrid tea form.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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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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“Solo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solo. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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