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as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
the lone ripe apple in the entire bag
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as in single
not being in the company of others
just one lone cow in the middle of the field
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Recent Examples of lone
Fifty years ago, lone-star ticks rarely crossed the Mason-Dixon Line.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a lone dissent that Fed board members should not be protected from removal without cause.
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Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 June 2026
Among the eight tournament winners, Spain had the longest gap (76 years) between making its World Cup debut (1934) and winning the title (2010), and the team is hoping to add to its lone title this time around.
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Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 June 2026
Aside from being the lone goalscorer, Argentina has held a 79-21 possession advantage over Jordan.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2026
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a lone dissent that Fed board members should not be protected from removal without cause.
—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 June 2026
Among the eight tournament winners, Spain had the longest gap (76 years) between making its World Cup debut (1934) and winning the title (2010), and the team is hoping to add to its lone title this time around.
—
Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 June 2026
Aside from being the lone goalscorer, Argentina has held a 79-21 possession advantage over Jordan.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lone
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Built in 1962, architect Eero Saarinen’s former Trans World Airlines terminal is the only on-airport hotel at JFK.
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This time, the only person booed was Mets outfielder Juan Soto.
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Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.
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Six days after the Yankees' first 15 batters couldn't get a hit off Bennett, the lanky left-hander retired the Angels' first 13 batters before Vaughn Grissom's fifth-inning single.
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
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These solitary, nonaggressive bees use small pieces of leaves to build their nests, causing only cosmetic harm to the plant.
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The sole occupant of one vehicle had minor injuries, Hughes said.
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In these trades, the journeyman standard is the sole standard.
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His lonely life away from friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) included sleeping under the stairs.
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Thrown into the thick of a ballet season, the dancer explained that there wasn’t time to be lonely.
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Smith pulled a hanging slider onto the train tracks above left field for a solo homer in the fifth.
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Maru San is his first solo venture with Chef Simon Lam (both chef José Andrés alums)—an intimate Nikkei hand-roll counter that marries Japanese and Peruvian flavors… one of the only restaurants in DC to do so.
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And in reality, Paul Revere was not alone that night by any means.
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The driver, an unidentified male, was alone in the silver sedan.
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“Lone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lone. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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