as in lone
not being in the company of others
an unaccompanied child on the airplane flight
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Recent Examples of unaccompanied
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NPR regarding whether Guatemala had suggested that the unaccompanied minors be returned to Guatemala while Noem was visiting the country in June.
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Chiara Eisner, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
The last-minute order wrapped up a frenetic legal battle that began in the early hours of Sunday morning, when immigration advocacy groups filed an emergency lawsuit after discovering shelters holding unaccompanied children were abruptly told to prepare them for deportation within two hours.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Aug. 2025
Also new is an unaccompanied minor policy — anyone under the age of 18 must be chaperoned by an adult.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Uganda has agreed to accept certain deportees who lack criminal records and are not unaccompanied minors.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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Chiara Eisner, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
The last-minute order wrapped up a frenetic legal battle that began in the early hours of Sunday morning, when immigration advocacy groups filed an emergency lawsuit after discovering shelters holding unaccompanied children were abruptly told to prepare them for deportation within two hours.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 31 Aug. 2025
Also new is an unaccompanied minor policy — anyone under the age of 18 must be chaperoned by an adult.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Uganda has agreed to accept certain deportees who lack criminal records and are not unaccompanied minors.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccompanied
Adjective
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The team’s lone major free-agent signing in the 2020s has backfired in spectacular fashion.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The drama follows Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) as a detective called in to investigate the 1987 massacre of four scientists brutally murdered in inexplicable ways, with a lone survivor the obvious suspect.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the play, Farrow played Sharon, a lonely Iowa woman – estranged from her adult son, divorced from her husband – who decides to take a boarder into her large farmhouse.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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But on the flip side, the one tally in the win column remains lonely as the team heads into its Week 5 matchup against the Jets in New York.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After One Direction announced its hiatus in 2015, Tomlinson released a pair of solo albums, 2020’s Walls and 2022’s Faith in the Future, which both made the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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During his brief tenure with the Dolphins, Smith racked up 21 appearances and 18 total tackles, 14 of which were solo.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Rafaela went 0-for-2 against Fried on the night, while Sogard had a single back in the third.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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At launch, Instant Checkout will support single-item Etsy purchases for ChatGPT Free, Plus, and Pro users.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Based on the eponymous bestselling novel, this first-ever adaptation follows Crisóstomo (Santoro), a solitary fisherman who longs for a son.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Yet the Kremlin’s battle with the West has turned solitary.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And the wrong reaction of society is to let that person alone or that entity alone.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mun-ju is not alone in her mission.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccompanied. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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