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Recent Examples of unchaperoned
This device comes into play the moment Anthony encounters the headstrong, independent Kate on an unchaperoned early-morning ride.
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Katie Rife, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022
An unchaperoned Eloise attends a public lecture series and is delighted to bumps into Theo there.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2022
Still, he’s brought up short one morning, encountering on horseback the startling, scandalously unchaperoned Kate Sharma ( Simone Ashley ), who has recently arrived in town with the mission of making a match for her younger sister, Edwina (Charithra Chandran).
—John Anderson, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022
The Mahoning Drive-In opened in 1949, part of a wave of drive-ins that became popular in America after World War II, first with parents and their young children, and then with teenagers who sought unchaperoned privacy.
—Simon Abrams, New York Times, 9 July 2021
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Katie Rife, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022
An unchaperoned Eloise attends a public lecture series and is delighted to bumps into Theo there.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2022
Still, he’s brought up short one morning, encountering on horseback the startling, scandalously unchaperoned Kate Sharma ( Simone Ashley ), who has recently arrived in town with the mission of making a match for her younger sister, Edwina (Charithra Chandran).
—John Anderson, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022
The Mahoning Drive-In opened in 1949, part of a wave of drive-ins that became popular in America after World War II, first with parents and their young children, and then with teenagers who sought unchaperoned privacy.
—Simon Abrams, New York Times, 9 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchaperoned
Adjective
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The restaurant was in violation of 12 standards, including raw beef left unattended and food stored on the floor.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Phone calls from customers to the company’s Miramar headquarters went unanswered and about 35 of its distinctive bright yellow trucks sat unattended in the front and back parking lots.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Families with children and unaccompanied minors are typically placed in hotels instead of congregate shelters.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Jan. 2026
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Zheng was placed in immigration detention at the Orange County Correctional Facility, and Yuanxin was transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which holds unaccompanied immigrant children, according to the DHS.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
22 Dec. 2025
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
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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Nestled in these cloistered reaches, hippie spiritual communes proliferated, along with their secret gardens.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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But her mother guards her fiercely, because even the most minor imbalance in her small, cloistered world could bring the seizures back again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Unchaperoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchaperoned. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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