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 Hydrogen peroxide forms as a byproduct when energetic particles break apart water molecules, leading to the recombination of OH radicals — highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons. Victoria Corless, Space.com, 23 July 2025 And the more unpaired spins a molecule has, the more complicated the interactions among them. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025 Each man then rejects all but his more preferred suitor, resulting in a tentative match for some contestants, while others remain unpaired. Max Springer, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2024 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
  • Despite this—and despite the tragedies the family bears some responsibility for, like Chappaquiddick and Rosemary’s lobotomy—the Kennedy family’s legacy has stretched far beyond the thousand-odd days JFK served as the nation’s youngest president.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Twenty-odd years on, his name feels almost pedestrian.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
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  • According to another shopper, the battery lasts long enough to clean their entire apartment in one single charge.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Cosmic said the Santa Rosa home is the first single-family home being built using its AI technology.
    Kenny Choi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026

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“Unpaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpaired. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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