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
Some of those cases involve domestic abuse survivors and unaccompanied minors, the complaint said.
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Ben Wheeler
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The parents were shackled and sent to adult detention; the child was shipped to a federal shelter as an unaccompanied minor.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The agency said the advisal document explains to unaccompanied children their options available under federal law.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Agents then designated the girl as an unaccompanied minor and transferred her to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), a subdivision of the Department of Health and Human Services that manages the care of unaccompanied migrant children.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
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Ben Wheeler
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The parents were shackled and sent to adult detention; the child was shipped to a federal shelter as an unaccompanied minor.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The agency said the advisal document explains to unaccompanied children their options available under federal law.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Agents then designated the girl as an unaccompanied minor and transferred her to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), a subdivision of the Department of Health and Human Services that manages the care of unaccompanied migrant children.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccompanied
Adjective
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Zoom is now the lone software stock on our list.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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As the women — plus Ty Jessick of Santa Monica, a friend of Ford’s and the lone man at the event — settle into their seats, Ford greets them again, recounts the Yacht Girls’ early days and her vision for the book club’s next chapter.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Even populous British colonies like Virginia and Pennsylvania grew blurry on their western frontiers, where indistinct borders were protected by a few lonely forts.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Eyre-Morgan, who also wrote the script, stars as a lonely thirtysomething named Benji looking for a connection of any kind following a particularly devastating breakup.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Atlanta first baseman Matt Olson blasted the pitch for a 415-foot solo homer to right.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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Pasquantino, who didn’t start the last two games due to low back tightness, hit a solo homer in the sixth inning and Jac Caglianone followed with his third homer as well.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Speedy Chandler Simpson then bounced a bunt toward third for a single that loaded the bases.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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The blue economy isn’t a subject matter that’s restricted to a single sector.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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When Juan Perea—the son of a prominent congressman—is kidnapped, Zuzunaga is assigned to carry out a solitary investigation in a city neighborhood teeming with suspects.—
William Earl,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Thus far, then, the first third of 2026 alone accounts for around 28% of all airspace violations since 2022, 23% of incidents of fragment discovery, nearly 34% of all air policing missions and 27% of attacks close to Romania's border.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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That’s why looking at birthrates alone to predict the capacity needs of pediatric hospitals isn’t enough, Quiroga said.—
Suzanne King,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccompanied. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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