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as in unmarried
not married
there was such a shortage of single men in the neighborhood that he had his pick of girlfriends
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as in sole
belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named
any view expressed on the newspaper's editorial pages is the single opinion of the writer of the column
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as in separate
not physically attached to another unit
the average price of single homes in the area
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as in lone
not being in the company of others
a restaurant where the single diner is made to feel welcome and given the same level of service as couples or groups
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as in individual
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as in unit
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as in maiden
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Recent Examples of single
Verge Staff, The Verge, 28 Jan. 2025
The average capacity of a single roadway is typically ~2,000 passengers per hour while the average capacity of a subway line is closer to 50,000 passengers per hour.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Andrew Torgan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
The latter set a record for country albums by sitting atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart for 19 non-consecutive weeks, yielding seven No. 1 country radio singles.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Read Article > Nov 20, 2024 Sean Hollister Nvidia just made nearly $20 billion in pure profit in a single quarter.
$14.8 billion profit in Q1, $16.6 billion in Q2, and now $19.3 billion in Q3 of fiscal 2025 — that’s profit, not earnings.
—Verge Staff, The Verge, 28 Jan. 2025
The average capacity of a single roadway is typically ~2,000 passengers per hour while the average capacity of a subway line is closer to 50,000 passengers per hour.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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In tennis, the Australian Open wrapped up today with the men’s singles final.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
The latter set a record for country albums by sitting atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart for 19 non-consecutive weeks, yielding seven No. 1 country radio singles.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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Erika, the titular piano teacher, is an unmarried woman in her late 30s who lives in Vienna with her abusive and overbearing mother; violent altercations between the two aren’t rare.—
Ilana Masad,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
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In this year’s election, virtually every demographic in the country shifted toward Trump—younger women, unmarried women, non-white women, indeed all women; Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Arab Americans.—
Matthew Karp,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Their young son, now the sole heir, faces the daunting task of ruling a kingdom teetering on the edge of collapse.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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According to Houstonia Magazine, Charles remained the police's sole suspect throughout the investigation.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Prior to leaving office, Biden also advanced a separate tobacco regulation, one that would set maximum nicotine levels for combustible cigarettes and effectively ban all cigarettes currently available in the United States.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Jan. 2025
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The paper also noted that in a separate statement, Henley– the group’s only remaining original member — thanked Smith for his long tenure.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Jets haven’t played in a Super Bowl since their lone win in January 1969.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Trump visits North Carolina, California disaster zones; talks about dismantling FEMA 03:14 Noem, who held her state's lone U.S. House seat for eight years before becoming governor in 2019, has risen in the GOP by tacking closely with Trump.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Civil Rights activist took to X on Wednesday (Jan. 22) to express concerns about the racial imbalance in the selection process—which reportedly includes only four Black individuals among the 106 potential jurors.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Without the guardrails of traditional content moderation, the responsibility to discern truth from falsehood falls more heavily on individuals.—
Cherie Brooke Luo,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The number of units that will need to be inspected in an apartment building rose from 10% to 50%.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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In Spurgeon, the Wild gain back a top-four defenseman who quarterbacks the top power play unit — which just got a lot more firepower with the return of Kaprizov.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The song is Abrams’ maiden No. 1 hit in the U.K., and followed the release of a deluxe edition of her sophomore LP, The Secret of Us, in October.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
10 Jan. 2025
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Understandably titled Talk Tuah, the pod debuted earlier this week with comedian Whitney Cummings as its maiden guest.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2024
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Forbes Daily Our best stories, exclusive reporting and Forbes perspectives on the day’s top news, plus the inside scoop on the world's most important entrepreneurs.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Why this week's Deal Or No Deal Island Temple kept host Joe Manganiello up at night (exclusive) Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Single.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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