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
During the campaign Becerra’s rivals scrutinized his leadership as health secretary during the COVID-19 pandemic and unaccompanied migrant children crisis in 2021, when Becerra’s Department of Health and Human Services was responsible for shelters where they were housed.
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Sophie Austin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
The New York Times reported that Becerra urged staff members to move unaccompanied children more quickly through shelters given the large number of children arriving from the border.
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Philip Wang,
Time,
2 June 2026
Gate passes are used by airlines to allow non-ticketed individuals to pass through airport security, typically to allow extra assistance to travelers, or for escorting unaccompanied minors to and from gates.
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Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
The workers in attendance hold jobs like attending to unaccompanied minors, wheelchair agents and cabin cleaners.
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Dj Simmons,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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Sophie Austin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
The New York Times reported that Becerra urged staff members to move unaccompanied children more quickly through shelters given the large number of children arriving from the border.
—
Philip Wang,
Time,
2 June 2026
Gate passes are used by airlines to allow non-ticketed individuals to pass through airport security, typically to allow extra assistance to travelers, or for escorting unaccompanied minors to and from gates.
—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
The workers in attendance hold jobs like attending to unaccompanied minors, wheelchair agents and cabin cleaners.
—
Dj Simmons,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccompanied
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The van’s windows were smashed and a lone orange traffic cone sat on the hood.
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While South Africa and Ivory Coast thus far are the lone CAF squads to get bounced from the knockout stage, an impressive nine of 10 CAF squads made it to the knockout stage.
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His lonely life away from friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) included sleeping under the stairs.
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Thrown into the thick of a ballet season, the dancer explained that there wasn’t time to be lonely.
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Smith pulled a hanging slider onto the train tracks above left field for a solo homer in the fifth.
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Maru San is his first solo venture with Chef Simon Lam (both chef José Andrés alums)—an intimate Nikkei hand-roll counter that marries Japanese and Peruvian flavors… one of the only restaurants in DC to do so.
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That was the most of any player in that tournament, earning Kane the Golden Boot that year and tying Lineker’s record for the most goals by an England player in a single World Cup.
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Under state law, any single gift — or multiple gifts from the same source that add up to $50 or more during the annual period — must be disclosed.
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In another, a solitary fighter performs martial arts, training as part of the elite Black Wasps unit, Cuba’s equivalent of the US Navy SEALs or Delta Force.
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
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West is not alone in expanding his capacity by hiring freelancers.
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Sky has had to go through it alone to get back a shot at glory.
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccompanied. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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