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 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 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
  • While Iguaran was waiting for relatives to send more cash, and earning small amounts of money working odd jobs, the men who operate the fishing boats transporting migrants to Colombia cut him a break.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • That case should get started in late November, with Zwerner placed in the odd position — in terms of personal financial gain — of seeking Parker’s acquittal.
    Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Sales prices of single-family homes across Ohio decreased by 2% from a median of $250,011 in July to $245,017 in August.
    USA TODAY Network, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Resources are local and vary from a single module to several resources.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025

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“Unpaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpaired. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.

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