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
And the state had the second-highest rate of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness at that time compared to elsewhere in the country.
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Another key finding of the study was that nearly all populations reached record levels of homelessness, affecting families with children, individuals, people staying in unsheltered or sheltered locations, and unaccompanied youth.
—Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The federal department of Health and Human Services, which Becerra ran from 2021 until earlier this year, is responsible for ensuring unaccompanied minors are released to family members or sponsors who will support them.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Between 2013 and 2014, the number of unaccompanied children apprehended at the border increased nearly 80%, from 38,759 in fiscal year 2013 to 68,541 in fiscal year 2014.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Another key finding of the study was that nearly all populations reached record levels of homelessness, affecting families with children, individuals, people staying in unsheltered or sheltered locations, and unaccompanied youth.
—Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The federal department of Health and Human Services, which Becerra ran from 2021 until earlier this year, is responsible for ensuring unaccompanied minors are released to family members or sponsors who will support them.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Between 2013 and 2014, the number of unaccompanied children apprehended at the border increased nearly 80%, from 38,759 in fiscal year 2013 to 68,541 in fiscal year 2014.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccompanied
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
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
Adjective
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Each one focused on a different area of self-care, including improving her morning routine, resetting her living space and going on solo dates.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Other notable film nominees include Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Emma Stone (Bugonia), Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein), and the One Battle After Another ensemble and solo performers (Leonardo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor).—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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
Adjective
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Many solitary bees, moths, and other pollinators overwinter in old leaf litter or in the hollow stems of perennial plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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The seventh and senior justice, Jorge Labarga, born in Cuba and raised in Pahokee, will continue to write solitary dissents.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Cook isn’t alone in her concerns.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Paramount isn’t alone in following a return to office mandate.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccompanied. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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