as in privacy
the state of being alone or kept apart from others
sought the kind of solitude where his thoughts would be his only companions
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Recent Examples of solitude
The emotional toll is enormous: Dream returns to the Dreaming and washes Orpheus’ blood from his hands, sobbing in solitude.
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Aya Al-Hakim, People.com, 7 July 2025
Prioritize solitude, rest, and spiritual hygiene this month.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Let this retrograde be your spiritual sabbatical — an opportunity to reconnect with your intuition and reclaim your solitude as sacred.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
Engendering much of the series’ emotion, Sara’s journey is from solitude to form a family living in Victor’s birthplace, Monteperdido.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 June 2025
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Aya Al-Hakim, People.com, 7 July 2025
Prioritize solitude, rest, and spiritual hygiene this month.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Let this retrograde be your spiritual sabbatical — an opportunity to reconnect with your intuition and reclaim your solitude as sacred.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
Engendering much of the series’ emotion, Sara’s journey is from solitude to form a family living in Victor’s birthplace, Monteperdido.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solitude
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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This technology provides advanced threat protection across connected devices in the home and adds privacy with VPN when connecting at home or on the road.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
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
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“Solitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solitude. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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