1
as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
that's the one author I would stand in line for hours to get an autograph from
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2
as in certain
known but not named
one person that I know said that it was the best movie he had ever seen
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Recent Examples of one
David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
That in mind, Sony and co-financier Macro Film Studios kept costs low on this one with a $14 million production budget.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Jan. 2025
SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
—Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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Noun
As far as live service games go, this one looks like a premium game.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
That in mind, Sony and co-financier Macro Film Studios kept costs low on this one with a $14 million production budget.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.
—SI.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.
—Johannes Himmelreich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one
Noun
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The national debt is expected to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars in additional tax cuts being championed by President-elect Donald Trump.—
JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Spending hundreds of millions of dollars and years of development to release a game that was shut down in two weeks is again, like nothing this industry has ever seen.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Prior to Trump's 2024 victory, Democrat Grover Cleveland was the only president to have done so.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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In 1892, he was elected once again, becoming the 24th president of the U.S. and the only former president to be restored to the office — until Trump’s victory in the 2024 election.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s incoming Justice Department leaders are all but certain to drop the case once Trump has been sworn in.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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This can be attained by reinforcing the presence of human reviewers to evaluate generative AI outputs, flagging certain content before such models are released to the public.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Free performance boosts would be nice, but if Nintendo wants to charge a few bucks for a substantial upgrade to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, that sounds great.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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Chelsea have been the recent architects of uber-long contracts, but Chelsea tend to punt on young bucks.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Brewers were the lone NL Central representative in the postseason and lost to the New York Mets in the wild-card round.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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Those matchups include Hornets’ home outings against the Lakers on Jan. 27, the LA Clippers on Jan. 31, the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 5, and the Golden State Warriors on March 3 for Curry’s lone visit to Spectrum Center in 2024-25.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2025
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In late December, On3 reported that Ewers, who could turn pro and declare for the NFL draft this month, has been offered $6 million by an unnamed school to enter the NCAA’s transfer portal and sign to play another season of college there.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
9 Jan. 2025
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The mention of an unnamed grocery store was included in the developer’s request to rezone the property, which the city’s Zoning Commission approved Wednesday.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2025
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This perspective aligns with moves like Lummis's 2023 amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, targeting anonymous transactions and asset mixers, and shows how the SRA framework could enforce stringent oversight, reducing bitcoin's utility as a censorship-resistant currency.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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In the anonymous world of football message boards, anybody could be lurking.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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“One.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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