Definition of unattachednext
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as in single
not physically attached to another unit preferred an unattached house to a townhome

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Recent Examples of unattached The 20-year-old is fully committed to football, but largely unattached to his mobile device. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026 Registration ranges from $505 to $1,100 per competitive team, with free agent lists for unattached players and teams looking for players, and individual rates for classes and solo activities. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2026 Gently separate the unattached part of each bunny ear and press down on the glue dots. 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. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unattached
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattached
Adjective
  • State Farm, California’s largest auto insurer, charged the same for married and unmarried drivers.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In the past decade or so, happiness rates have declined precipitously for unmarried adults—regardless of education level—much more so than for those who are married, Yifeng Wan, a researcher at the University of Virginia, has found.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • France added a two-run single later in the inning before capping the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • On the pitch, Haaland scored seven goals from 18 shots for a 39% conversion rate, the best at a single World Cup among players taking at least 15 shots since Gary Lineker converted 40% in 1986.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Kate Middleton spent most of her early life in a 4-bedroom, semi-detached cottage in Bradfield, Berkshire.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 July 2026
  • New homes are less likely to compete on price with existing homes in dense urban markets like New York City, where scarce land means new construction is dominated by condominium projects rather than detached homes.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • The city has not enforced the loan’s default provisions, even after Step Up settled a separate $3 million state lawsuit over undelivered Project Homekey housing.
    Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • On Wednesday, two firefighters died on the island, while a third firefighter died battling a separate blaze on the Greek mainland.
    Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 31 July 2026

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“Unattached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattached. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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