1
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
Parts competed unattached for two meets before the school fully reinstated her as a member of the women’s track team on April 11, according to the lawsuit.
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Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
Removing clothing and showering promptly after being outside can help remove unattached ticks.
—Dr. Andrew Bernstein, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
This time around, though, the members have an appreciation for the freedom an unattached group is afforded.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
Oversized vehicles are any vehicle greater than 27 feet in length or seven feet in height, or any unattached trailer.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
Removing clothing and showering promptly after being outside can help remove unattached ticks.
—Dr. Andrew Bernstein, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
This time around, though, the members have an appreciation for the freedom an unattached group is afforded.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
Oversized vehicles are any vehicle greater than 27 feet in length or seven feet in height, or any unattached trailer.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattached
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In fact, in nearly half of the countries examined, higher rates of polygyny were associated with fewer, not more, unmarried men.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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Keaton had a pretty strong stance on staying unmarried, stemming from a moment in her childhood.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For players, the potential advantages include a much larger accessible library, the combination of local hardware, cloud, and PC options in a single device, and stronger peripheral and mod support typical of Windows.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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It’s built to resist pesky tangles, power through daily messes with super-strong suction, and run up to 50 minutes on a single charge.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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The detached house was built in 2013 and has a living area of 3,186 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The fast sale over list price comes in contrast to September’s statistics from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors, which show buyers continue to favor detached homes.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
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In May 2016, police collected DNA evidence from Clay after he was arrested on separate theft charges.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Radiolarians were visible throughout the book, which was published as separate volumes between 1899 and 1904 and finally as a complete edition in 1904 with one hundred full-page lithographs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Unattached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattached. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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