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as in single
not physically attached to another unit preferred an unattached house to a townhome

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Recent Examples of unattached Aurora is professionally accomplished but unattached, unable to commit to a man. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The blaze lit up the sky on Summer Street in the North Shore community in a fire in an unattached two-story garage with a long driveway, posing another challenge, according to social media posts. Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 Only one of Grande’s quartet of current appearances on the Official Streaming list is unattached to Wicked. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Another key factor is Atlanta’s substantial population of unattached residents, with over 69% of its citizens identifying as single. Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unattached
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattached
Adjective
  • What To Know James, who was born in Brooklyn and is unmarried, filed the civil fraud lawsuit against Trump and the Trump Organization in October 2023.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Half the adults in the U.S. are unmarried, and half of them aren’t seeking a relationship.
    Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Each plane has four single suites and four side-by-side suites, two of each at the front of each business class cabin.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • But rigorous, professional-level practice and games can exhaust an average soccer cleat by the end of a single season or sooner.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Out back, there’s a sleek new pool and detached garage, primed for conversion.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The report further indicates that there was one dead rodent in the attached garage, and across the three detached garages, investigators encountered one live rodent, one dead rodent, one nest, and one building with gnaw marks.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The new project is completely separate from the 2020 attempt to reboot Clueless for Peacock.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Adams, who was 30 at the time, was living in a converted studio apartment on her parents’ property separate from the main house in Ocala, according to an arrest affidavit filed by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Unattached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattached. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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