as in solitude
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
the separateness of the island community has given it a distinct culture
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Noun
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Start small Begin with as little as 10 minutes of solitude per day.—
Joseph Jebelli,
CNBC,
23 July 2025 -
The project explores the tension between love and loneliness, questioning whether one escapes solitude by helping others find meaningful relationships.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
Noun
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World has faced privacy and legal challenges worldwide, including in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Kenya.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The experience feels more like a floating villa than a river cruise, offering privacy and effortless elegance.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
29 July 2025
Noun
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The lockdown, the isolation were still fresh in everyone's minds, and many of the young people don’t live on the Navajo Nation.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Close to a third lose their job, and the social isolation can be profound.—
April Dembosky,
NPR,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Roy’s Taxi Entrepreneurial opportunities for providing private transportation services in Austin have been shaped largely by segregation, regulation and innovation.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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The problems to surmount were structural: deindustrialization, entrenched segregation, economic marginalization—conditions shaped by Jim Crow, but not undone by its eclipse.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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“Separateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separateness. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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