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
Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Dehydrated skin will benefit from water-attracting ingredients, while dry skin needs thick ones.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Feb. 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
The current federal government funding expires on March 14, requiring to approve new spending levels or extend current ones to avoid a shutdown.
—Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Dehydrated skin will benefit from water-attracting ingredients, while dry skin needs thick ones.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Feb. 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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Noun
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Daniel had been reportedly seeking visitation rights with their son, as well as millions of dollars.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Adams was accused of taking thousands of dollars worth of benefits starting in around 2014, including first-class flights and hotel stays all over the world, from foreign benefactors with ties to the Turkish government who sought to one day cash in on their relationship.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The only fight more hostile than Elon Musk vs. the federal bureaucracy may be Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The only concern that may be raised would be if people constantly wait for the goods to go on sale and not buy them when the goods are fresh.—
Peiyu Lin,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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People rarely are presented as good or bad in certain clothes.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
9 Feb. 2025
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Many political leaders blame it for the rise of the hard-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which has campaigned relentlessly on deporting certain immigrants and sits second behind the Christian Democrats in national polls.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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If booking fabulous vacations is important to you, getting an all-purpose travel card will give you more bang for your buck on flights and hotel stays than a straightforward cash-back card.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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In her opinion, though, high-intensity exercise, done even once a week, provides more bang for your buck.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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She was confirmed by a party line vote of 52-46, with a lone Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen voting in favor of her confirmation.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Knicks’ lone meeting with the Cavs came back in October, when Cleveland eked out a 110-104 victory at the Garden.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The unnamed victim was one of nine people listed in a September 2024 federal indictment against 18 defendants.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The unnamed plaintiff is represented by attorney Tony Buzbee, who has filed dozens of lawsuits against Combs since last fall.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Among the 300-plus individuals who have lodged objections to the House v. NCAA settlement, one anonymous letter submitted just before the Jan. 31 deadline stands out, offering an explanation for why there weren’t hundreds if not thousands more objections.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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“One.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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