as in single
not married
a girl who swore she'd remain unmarried for her whole life
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Recent Examples of unmarried
If the unmarried grandchildren in your family aren’t allowed to bring home significant others to stay in the same room, then explain to Dana that this policy has to be universally applied.
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
That amount will increase to $2,050 if the individual is unmarried and not a surviving spouse.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Listening to these women fawn all over Julia for carrying the laird’s child, for carrying a future king, listening to them excuse away Julia being unmarried, all of it makes Davina blow a fuse.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
In fact, Ruth learns of their engagement only when Alan approaches her and speaks to her unbidden, something that does not happen between unmarried men and women on the Dorf.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
That amount will increase to $2,050 if the individual is unmarried and not a surviving spouse.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Listening to these women fawn all over Julia for carrying the laird’s child, for carrying a future king, listening to them excuse away Julia being unmarried, all of it makes Davina blow a fuse.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
In fact, Ruth learns of their engagement only when Alan approaches her and speaks to her unbidden, something that does not happen between unmarried men and women on the Dorf.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmarried
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Noting the billions of dollars that Arkansas spends each year on federal programs to help the poor, including Medicaid, food stamps, child welfare and unemployment assistance, Sanders suggested the problems are often too big for a single program to fix.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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However, this is still a group that lacks even a single true top-pair defenseman.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The line was a reference to Bristol, who at the time was an unwed mother.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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His birth mom was an unwed teenager in New York City during World War II who had to give him up for adoption.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmarried. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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