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as in unmarried
not married
everyone was surprised when the unattached woman finally fell in love
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2
as in single
not physically attached to another unit
preferred an unattached house to a townhome
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Recent Examples of unattached
Gently separate the unattached part of each bunny ear and press down on the glue dots.
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Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2026
The song is one of many that addresses a period where Musgraves was sometimes blissfully and sometimes woefully romantically unattached.
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Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2026
Plus, the unattached back piece looks clunky, and the tongue doesn’t read.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2026
The tractor apparently didn't rolled, but the unattached tanker tumbled some distance away.
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Logan Smith,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2026
The song is one of many that addresses a period where Musgraves was sometimes blissfully and sometimes woefully romantically unattached.
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Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2026
Plus, the unattached back piece looks clunky, and the tongue doesn’t read.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2026
The tractor apparently didn't rolled, but the unattached tanker tumbled some distance away.
—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattached
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To claim Head of Household (HOH), the taxpayer generally must be unmarried (single, legally separated, divorced, or widowed) or be considered unmarried, pay more than half the cost of maintaining the home, and have a qualifying person.
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While church policies emphasized that unmarried women had the right to keep their children and the children had a right to remain with their mothers, staff often ignored this guidance and worked closely with adoption agencies, researchers found.
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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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They got approved for a mortgage on a £150,000 (about $198,441) two-bedroom, semi-detached house in Seaham, England.
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Olise has purposefully cultivated a kind of detached non-persona.
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Smith says in a separate interview.
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Though acquitted of murder, Simpson later was found liable for the deaths in a separate civil case.
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“Unattached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattached. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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