as in lone
not being in the company of others
an unaccompanied child on the airplane flight
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Recent Examples of unaccompanied
The department decided to drop the lawsuit after the Department of Health and Human Services stopped the placement of unaccompanied migrant children in shelters operated by Southwest Key and initiated a review of its grants with the organization, HHS said in a press release on Wednesday.
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Sarah N. Lynch and Ryan Patrick Jones, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
In one high-profile 2015 case, unaccompanied minors from Guatemala were allegedly trafficked to work on an Ohio egg farm.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Alyssa Rodriguez gives a touching performance as 13-year-old Maria, one of 14,000 unaccompanied minor children from Cuba who arrived in the U.S. from 1960-1962 through Operation Peter Pan.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General issued a report saying that ICE cannot effectively keep track of the location and status of all unaccompanied noncitizen children.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
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Sarah N. Lynch and Ryan Patrick Jones, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
In one high-profile 2015 case, unaccompanied minors from Guatemala were allegedly trafficked to work on an Ohio egg farm.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Alyssa Rodriguez gives a touching performance as 13-year-old Maria, one of 14,000 unaccompanied minor children from Cuba who arrived in the U.S. from 1960-1962 through Operation Peter Pan.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General issued a report saying that ICE cannot effectively keep track of the location and status of all unaccompanied noncitizen children.
—Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccompanied
Adjective
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In his lone year with Mizzou, Pyne appeared in five games, most notably relieving three-year starter Brady Cook in contests versus Auburn, Alabama and Oklahoma as Cook dealt with hand and ankle injuries.—
Amelia Hurley,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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His lone incompletion was an excellent decision, throwing the ball away after scrambling to create more time for his receivers to get open.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This keeps us lonely at a time when the loneliness public health crisis is at an all-time high.—
Priya Vulchi,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ro, now a police officer, needs help investigating the death 22 years earlier of their classmate, Ricky, killed in a hit-and-run on a lonely county road.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to being the lead singer of Måneskin, he’s also released a handful of singles as a solo artist and is releasing his first solo studio album, Funny Little Fears, in May 2025.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the bottom of the seventh inning, Turlock native Tyler Soderstrom ripped a solo shot to right to pull his team to within 5-4, his second homer of the game and sixth of the season.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The singer-songwriter first announced the single in January 2024 with an audio excerpt posted on Instagram.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Without a single source of truth, organizations struggle to make informed decisions, manage costs or build resilience in the face of unpredictability.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Well, that and transforming a deeply solitary hobby into something much more communal.—
Leila Herrmann,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Of Kompany’s eight outfield substitutes on Tuesday, two — Lennart Karl and Jonah Kusi-Asare (both 17) have never played a Bundesliga or European minute for the club, and a third, Jonathan Asp (19) only has a solitary senior minute to his name.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Buffalo Trace isn’t alone in needing to rethink what long-term preparedness really looks like.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Chanel, however, is not alone in this new territory.—
Roberta Naas,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccompanied. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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