the singular
noun
grammar
: a form of a word that is used to refer to one person or thing
"Mouse" is the singular of "mice."
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Even this ostensibly progressive, with-it mother retains the singular ability to embarrass her child.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
These are leaders who possess the singular ability to detect micro-expressions, body language and shifts in team dynamics.
—Gregory Stebbins, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Add in overlapping affairs with Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro) and radical activist Sylvie Russo (Elle Fanning’s take on the real-life Suze Rotolo), the singular artist finds himself at multiple crossroads off and on the stage, culminating in his genre-defining decision to go electric.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
At a dinner party in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, a guest speaks with dark sarcasm of the singular achievements of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas mastermind behind the horrendous Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the current conflagration (an Israeli drone killed Sinwar a year later).
—Max Rodenbeck, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
These are leaders who possess the singular ability to detect micro-expressions, body language and shifts in team dynamics.
—Gregory Stebbins, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Add in overlapping affairs with Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro) and radical activist Sylvie Russo (Elle Fanning’s take on the real-life Suze Rotolo), the singular artist finds himself at multiple crossroads off and on the stage, culminating in his genre-defining decision to go electric.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
At a dinner party in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, a guest speaks with dark sarcasm of the singular achievements of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas mastermind behind the horrendous Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the current conflagration (an Israeli drone killed Sinwar a year later).
—Max Rodenbeck, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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“The singular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20singular. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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