as in maverick
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
that guy in tech support is a loner, and never wants to hang out with the rest of us
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Recent Examples of loner
Flag and Frankenstein come together randomly, but these two loners end up bonding — and that connection was made literal by having Grillo and Harbour record their lines in person, a rarity in modern animation.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
And, by mating with other populations, these loners also help maintain genetic diversity within the species.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Iceland, the hunky loner currently renting Sam’s family farm with his dog Wesley.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
Heraclitus was a loner, according to the sketchy accounts of him, and rather a crank.
—David Quammen, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
And, by mating with other populations, these loners also help maintain genetic diversity within the species.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Iceland, the hunky loner currently renting Sam’s family farm with his dog Wesley.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
Heraclitus was a loner, according to the sketchy accounts of him, and rather a crank.
—David Quammen, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for loner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loner
Noun
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Overall, there were palpable achievements, not a few of which involved reminding Americans of the importance of core structural values as the maverick extremes of political discourse exploded in their influence.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Kai Havertz’s finishing, for example, or Kylian Mbappe’s work rate, or the gradual erosion of Jack Grealish’s maverick edge.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This strain of individualism has remained strong in U.S. politics: Individual liberty, personal responsibility and economic opportunity are the foundations of American life, individualists say, so each person should win or lose on their own.—
Jay Feinman,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2025
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Fighting is a brutal and individualist sport, and orienting your life around violence can lend itself to seeing the world in harsh absolutes.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2025
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My dedication, to help the waifs and strays and eccentrics of the music world together, continues to this day.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2024
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Loner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loner. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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