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 judge’s ruling, issued last week on the day before Thanksgiving, is a blow to Polis’ attempt to both end the litigation and give ICE some records about the sponsors of undocumented and unaccompanied children.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
And the state had the second-highest rate of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness at that time compared to elsewhere in the country.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Another key finding of the study was that nearly all populations reached record levels of homelessness, affecting families with children, individuals, people staying in unsheltered or sheltered locations, and unaccompanied youth.
—Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The federal department of Health and Human Services, which Becerra ran from 2021 until earlier this year, is responsible for ensuring unaccompanied minors are released to family members or sponsors who will support them.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
And the state had the second-highest rate of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness at that time compared to elsewhere in the country.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Another key finding of the study was that nearly all populations reached record levels of homelessness, affecting families with children, individuals, people staying in unsheltered or sheltered locations, and unaccompanied youth.
—Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
The federal department of Health and Human Services, which Becerra ran from 2021 until earlier this year, is responsible for ensuring unaccompanied minors are released to family members or sponsors who will support them.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccompanied
Adjective
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The Hawks finished with two wins over the Heat and the Jazz, with their lone loss to the Hornets.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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When Democrats attempted to install a map drawing out the lone Republican congressman from the Old Line State during the initial redistricting period this decade, the state’s high court struck it down, resulting in the current map that maintains the lone GOP seat.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Dementia risk goes up by 40%, diabetes risk goes up 35% from being chronically lonely.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Doing a documentary sometimes is really lonely.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Commodores kept it close with a solo homer off Nate Stern in the bottom of the ninth, Barczi’s third solo shot of the game, but reliever Walter Quinn came in and finished off the win.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The theater was about half full, with mostly solo moviegoers, a few couples, and one group of women drinking Champagne.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The officer fired a single shot from his handgun, striking Sosa-Celis in his right thigh.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Raise the minimum wage, ban private equity and institutional investors from buying single family homes, provide incentives to emerging industries like clean energy to bring new high paying jobs to Texas.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Groundhogs are generally solitary creatures that emerge in midwinter to find a mate.—
Mark Scolforo,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The forensic complexity of Bustamante’s often solitary detective work contributed to a 21-month delay in what many believed would be a prosecution.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Michael Wright, who had an opening round of 65, shot a 68 on Saturday and stands alone in second place at 11-under 133.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Wenders was hardly alone in trying to deflect political crossfire.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Unaccompanied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccompanied. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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