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
That includes the unaccompanied children who come to the United States after escaping trafficking and abuse.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, officials prepared to take the first-grade student to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which holds unaccompanied immigrant children, according to the NYT.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The judge’s ruling, issued last week on the day before Thanksgiving, is a blow to Polis’ attempt to both end the litigation and give ICE some records about the sponsors of undocumented and unaccompanied children.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
And the state had the second-highest rate of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness at that time compared to elsewhere in the country.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unaccompanied
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, officials prepared to take the first-grade student to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which holds unaccompanied immigrant children, according to the NYT.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The judge’s ruling, issued last week on the day before Thanksgiving, is a blow to Polis’ attempt to both end the litigation and give ICE some records about the sponsors of undocumented and unaccompanied children.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
And the state had the second-highest rate of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness at that time compared to elsewhere in the country.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccompanied
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
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
Adjective
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Kate Middleton made a solo appearance at the Guinness Six Nations 2026 match between England and Ireland on February 21.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
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Otherwise, room options range from Single and Queen Standard rooms for solo travelers or quick stays, to King and Two Queen configurations that work well for friends.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In other cases, there might be hundreds of these chameleon companies registered at a single address.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the dugout, after hitting an RBI single off Zac Gallen, Kyle made the mistake of catching a video of the TV broadcast.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Six Senses adeptly blends ancient and high-tech therapies, alongside social interactions and the solace of solitary treatments.—
Jane Alexander,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Feb. 2026
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As a remedy, the team later relocated some of these males from communal to solitary living conditions.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Bergener testified that in 2023, Plamberger had also left her alone on an overnight summer ascent of the very same peak, Die Presse reported.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
21 Feb. 2026
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Roberts Giuffre kept her daughter from spending time alone with her father.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccompanied. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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