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as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
the lone ripe apple in the entire bag
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as in single
not being in the company of others
just one lone cow in the middle of the field
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Recent Examples of lone
The Atlanta native, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, won his lone NBA championship in 2020 as a role-playing rim-runner on the Lakers.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Rafael Otero had the lone hit for East Ridge (7-14).
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
Scholars and historians haven't viewed the assassination as a cold case, viewing the evidence for Oswald as a lone gunman as strong.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2025
Hansen, who plays forward for the Cougars, had a hat trick in the Class 3A state semifinal and the lone goal in a 1-0 championship game victory over Lake Highland Prep.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Burks had the only double-double of the night for either team, with 16 points and 13 rebounds.—
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Toni wasn't the only sister to pay tribute with a video.—
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The singer-songwriter first announced the single in January 2024 with an audio excerpt posted on Instagram.—
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Without a single source of truth, organizations struggle to make informed decisions, manage costs or build resilience in the face of unpredictability.—
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
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Of Kompany’s eight outfield substitutes on Tuesday, two — Lennart Karl and Jonah Kusi-Asare (both 17) have never played a Bundesliga or European minute for the club, and a third, Jonathan Asp (19) only has a solitary senior minute to his name.—
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Well, that and transforming a deeply solitary hobby into something much more communal.—
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The point-foot setup is ideal for precise legged control and agile movements, while the sole configuration mimics humanoid walking for a smoother, more natural gait.—
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The Leopard, the sole novel written by Tomasi, published posthumously, is a considerably autobiographical tale of the decline of a Sicilian aristocratic family amid the Risorgimento.—
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This keeps us lonely at a time when the loneliness public health crisis is at an all-time high.—
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Ro, now a police officer, needs help investigating the death 22 years earlier of their classmate, Ricky, killed in a hit-and-run on a lonely county road.—
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What makes her special is that while in the NCAA, Nugent frequently competed in the 100-meter hurdles and 100-meter dash, earning several All-American honors in both events.—
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But the souring of a special relationship on the show is, in retrospect, eerily resonant.—
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In addition to being the lead singer of Måneskin, he’s also released a handful of singles as a solo artist and is releasing his first solo studio album, Funny Little Fears, in May 2025.—
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In the bottom of the seventh inning, Turlock native Tyler Soderstrom ripped a solo shot to right to pull his team to within 5-4, his second homer of the game and sixth of the season.—
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“Lone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lone. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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