as in odd
being one of a pair or set without a corresponding mate found an unpaired shoe in the back of the closet

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Recent Examples of unpaired Free radicals are molecules with unpaired electrons. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024 Ginger's antioxidants can help neutralize harmful free radicals, which are molecules with at least one set of unpaired electrons. Johna Burdeos, Health, 2 July 2024 For this, the ideal atoms are ones that have unpaired electrons swarming around the nucleus in what are known as 3d orbitals. IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2023 Additionally, the agency cited 39 incidents of safe owners reporting the product had been accessed by unpaired fingerprints. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for unpaired
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Adjective
  • There is an odd statistic connected to Osaka that means everything or nothing.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Beyond the site rise the blocky tops of many-coloured containers, the odd crane.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Those numbers are rough estimates, because they are based on a single observation.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • At a 12% marginal tax rate, for example, the $6,000 deduction for a single taxpayer who is 65 or older would result in $720 in tax savings.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Unpaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpaired. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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