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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
This behavior qualifies as tool use because dogs use an unattached object (a stick) to modify their own condition (relieving tooth pain or cleaning teeth) while holding and manipulating it with their paws.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Aurora is professionally accomplished but unattached, unable to commit to a man.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The blaze lit up the sky on Summer Street in the North Shore community in a fire in an unattached two-story garage with a long driveway, posing another challenge, according to social media posts.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Only one of Grande’s quartet of current appearances on the Official Streaming list is unattached to Wicked.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Aurora is professionally accomplished but unattached, unable to commit to a man.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The blaze lit up the sky on Summer Street in the North Shore community in a fire in an unattached two-story garage with a long driveway, posing another challenge, according to social media posts.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Only one of Grande’s quartet of current appearances on the Official Streaming list is unattached to Wicked.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattached
Adjective
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More unmarried couples have been starting families.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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Without Social Security, 41% of elderly unmarried women would fall below the poverty line.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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With the Kansas City HGTV house, a single person would have to pay approximately $263,000 in income taxes on the house alone, even before income taxes on the cash prize and their own employment income, according to SmartAsset’s income tax calculator.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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For a team usually fizzing with creative attacking ideas, their reliance on a single goalscorer, along with a late addition to the team and an unusually clinical finisher from the edge of the box, is not the spread of goal-scoring responsibility we are used to seeing.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Investigators at the scene found the housing to a side view mirror, a front driver’s side bumper component and a detached front driver’s side wheel trim.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 May 2025
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Cooking was done in a detached cookhouse, which also is open for viewing.—
Amy Bentley,
Oc Register,
7 May 2025
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The Center for Biological Diversity had filed a separate, similar lawsuit.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The motor vehicle offenses are separate from charges filed against the teen on May 15, when he was charged with first-degree riot, conspiracy to commit first-degree riot and first-degree reckless endangerment.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 June 2025
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“Unattached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattached. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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