solitarily

adverb

Definition of solitarilynext
as in singly

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Recent Examples of solitarily Kids scattered all over the world were listening deeply and solitarily in headphones—and swapping songs and opinions about those songs online. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solitarily
  1. singly
  2. separately
  3. exclusively
  4. individually
  5. distinctly
  6. alone
  7. singularly
  8. solely
Adverb
  • Plant singly as an accent or mass in mixed borders and privacy plantings.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 July 2026
  • When eggs or embryos are destroyed as the result of commercial egg storage tank failures, lawsuits may follow, singly, as a group, or in a class action.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
Definition of singly
Adverb
  • The League of Women Voters of Alaska and Common Cause filed separately, warning that the DOJ’s demand to investigate voter intent presents severe constitutional hazards.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The asking price is 40 million euros or $45 million, with furnishings available separately.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of separately
Adverb
  • The room is a design flex of its own — velvet banquettes, rich purples, cerulean blues, gold and marble, with art exclusively by women.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Robinhood Ventures has cut Cognition a check for $10 million, the company exclusively told Fortune, which follows a $75 million investment in OpenAI back in April.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of exclusively
Adverb
  • Unlike weapons that engage targets individually, microwave systems can potentially counter several drones within an engagement area.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Its sales representatives are individually building personal Gmail scripts, at night, in Google Apps Script, to survive an inbox that the AI-first version of the same company would have automated a year ago.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of individually
Adverb
  • Because the team distinctly is affected by his absence, and an air of mystery endures.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • His town halls have a distinctly populist pitch to voters denouncing money in politics.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinctly
Adverb
  • Tariffs cannot build a better car The problem is, protection alone cannot make an American factory more productive, lower the cost of a battery, or bring a better vehicle to market.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • These crowdsourced reviews focus on taste, texture and value rather than price alone, which gives shoppers a trusted way to vet an unfamiliar grocery product before buying it.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of alone
Adverb
  • After recent seasons of attempting to singularly lift the Milwaukee Bucks, Antetokounmpo found himself not only again in the midst of heavy lifting, but this time also second best on the court.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2026
  • That the university is prepared to sacrifice a vital cultural resource in order to save a relatively small amount of money strikes me — and others as singularly short-sighted and ill-advised.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of singularly
Adverb
  • However, this also means that Googlebooks are limited solely to running Android apps.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When comparing lenders, Miranda advises not to focus solely on the advertised interest rate.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
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