Definition of unpairednext
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 The unpaired male wolf was a member of the Copper Creek pack, but left the pack in the fall of 2025. Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 These devices will soon be unpaired and removed from all user accounts. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025 However, when unpaired with satisfaction, these beliefs can lead to serious doubts about the relationship in its entirety. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 This leads to a phenomenon known as magnetization precession, which occurs when atoms with unpaired electron spins are placed in a magnetic field and rotate around the magnetic field at a precise frequency. IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2017 See All Example Sentences for unpaired
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Adjective
  • Four of Switzerland's 450-odd watch brands — Rolex, Cartier, Patek Philippe and Omega — make up over half the total Swiss retail market share, the report said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • An odd silence follows a massive explosion.
    Babak Rahimi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Jack grew up in an impoverished single-parent household and David is from a wealthy Texan family.
    Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Simpson scored on Diaz’s eighth-inning single and the game’s game-winning run, proving costly for a Yankees squad now facing a series sweep on Sunday.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026

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“Unpaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpaired. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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