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
The homes housed unmarried pregnant women as well as tens of thousands of orphans, according to The Associated Press.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Reformed is the story of Lea, (played with great warmth and charm by Elsa Guedj) a young French woman, unmarried, who moves back in with her father (played by Eric Elmosnino), in his apartment.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
More unmarried couples have been starting families.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Without Social Security, 41% of elderly unmarried women would fall below the poverty line.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Reformed is the story of Lea, (played with great warmth and charm by Elsa Guedj) a young French woman, unmarried, who moves back in with her father (played by Eric Elmosnino), in his apartment.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
More unmarried couples have been starting families.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Without Social Security, 41% of elderly unmarried women would fall below the poverty line.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmarried
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Reputation can shift in a single news cycle, so organizations need a coordinated system co-led by marketing and communications, each with distinct expertise by audience: • Marketing brings consumer insights, brand-building and commercialization to protect equity and trust.—
Toby Wong,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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And under the branches of a large tree, 10 dining table chairs are arranged in a single line.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Ted Bundy, the author’s main case study, was born in 1946 to an unwed mother with uncertain paternity and raised in the Skyline neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington, as leaded-gas fumes wafted through the streets.—
Sarah Weinman,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2025
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Irish officials have begun excavating the grounds of a former home for unwed mothers which authorities say contains the remains of around 800 babies and young children who died there.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmarried. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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