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Recent Examples of singularly
For Pittsburghers, whose city had for so long been singularly defined by the production of steel, the idea that industrial competitiveness was not paramount bordered on apostasy.
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Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
And, yet, in Miami Heat annals, what Adebayo singularly did against the Rockets stands in elite company over the franchise’s 38 seasons.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Our hope is that Beryl will find a new audience with generations who connect with her singularly female, complex voice—a woman who lived her life voraciously, and whose story deserves to live on.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
There was a time in which fashion designers would do just that, provide direction by way of a singularly new silhouette (slinky jeans!
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
All of Mabel’s new forest friends—there are deer, rabbits, turtles, raccoons, and a singularly gloomy bear—bow down to a beaver sovereign, King George (Bobby Moynihan), a gregarious and naïve soul who embraces a humble, communal ideal of living.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The choice was between cautious legality and moral certitude, and a brazen but singularly effective sudden strike.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
One of the men Cuba identified as deceased, Pavel Alling Peña, grew singularly focused on Cuba’s liberation on his Facebook in recent months.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Under former President Bashar Assad, Syria was among Iran's closest regional allies and a staunch critic of Israel, yet a statement from its foreign ministry singularly condemned Iran, reflecting the new government's efforts to rebuild ties with regional economic heavyweights and the United States.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
And, yet, in Miami Heat annals, what Adebayo singularly did against the Rockets stands in elite company over the franchise’s 38 seasons.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Our hope is that Beryl will find a new audience with generations who connect with her singularly female, complex voice—a woman who lived her life voraciously, and whose story deserves to live on.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
There was a time in which fashion designers would do just that, provide direction by way of a singularly new silhouette (slinky jeans!
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
All of Mabel’s new forest friends—there are deer, rabbits, turtles, raccoons, and a singularly gloomy bear—bow down to a beaver sovereign, King George (Bobby Moynihan), a gregarious and naïve soul who embraces a humble, communal ideal of living.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The choice was between cautious legality and moral certitude, and a brazen but singularly effective sudden strike.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
One of the men Cuba identified as deceased, Pavel Alling Peña, grew singularly focused on Cuba’s liberation on his Facebook in recent months.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Under former President Bashar Assad, Syria was among Iran's closest regional allies and a staunch critic of Israel, yet a statement from its foreign ministry singularly condemned Iran, reflecting the new government's efforts to rebuild ties with regional economic heavyweights and the United States.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularly
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Dinner was a delicate salad that Joan had made from thirty-seven dollars’ worth of farmers’-market produce, and a fresh pasta from an extraordinarily expensive local business that the residents of the Lower Haight enthusiastically supported.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Planet Earth contains some extraordinarily diverse environments, some of which are easily habitable and some not so much.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Officials say the snowpack peaked unusually early this year, in late February.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Biennials make this metabolism unusually visible.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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So many hearts are broken in anticipation of an early spring when temperatures reach uncommonly warm levels only to crash when the next Canadian cold front passes through.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Jenkins also noted that work on season 6 took abnormally long because of visual effects and because episodes are still being translated into various languages.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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The past few days at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been blessedly quiet after weeks of abnormally long security lines caused by the ongoing partial government shutdown.—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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That can be attributed to the fact that Rolex models were already highly valued in 2018 and were also in extremely high demand during the pandemic.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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Almost all natural bodies of water bear fish life, with the exception of very hot thermal ponds and extremely salt-alkaline lakes, such as the Dead Sea in Asia and the Great Salt Lake in North America.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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In general, birth observations for wild cetaceans — the group that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises — are exceedingly rare, representing only 10% of species, Gruber noted via email.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Critics say millions of people, including married women who have changed their last names, could be excluded from voting and that voter fraud is exceedingly rare in the United States.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Cellphone footage shows Zack holding the leash of an exceptionally docile German shepherd while ordering his uninvited guests to leave.—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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And all that works together exceptionally well, in almost any situation and with many different dishes.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Only a geeky, witty male pal (Jon Cryer) sees her worth, until one day, quite remarkably, rich-kid McCarthy takes an interest.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the context of the federal health budget, that investment is remarkably modest.—
Nicole Kruegel,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Singularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singularly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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