as in solitary
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Recent Examples of nonsocial
Their active periods included social and nonsocial behaviors such as fighting or grooming themselves or one another.
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Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
These findings show that incidental olfactory suspicion cues can affect performance on social as well as nonsocial reasoning tasks.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2015
Alcohol placebos affect social behaviors but not nonsocial ones, and have not previously been shown to affect memory.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2011
But farming in nonsocial insects, like the loner lizard beetles, is more mysterious.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2013
The surveys assessed the personality of the animals in five categories: Fearfulness, including fear of people, nonsocial fear, fear of dogs, fear of handling.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022
The up or down arrows were a nonsocial, abstract cue.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 Jan. 2018
And now even a nonsocial network, Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google and the elephant in the digital room, is looking to get in the game.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2016
Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
These findings show that incidental olfactory suspicion cues can affect performance on social as well as nonsocial reasoning tasks.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2015
Alcohol placebos affect social behaviors but not nonsocial ones, and have not previously been shown to affect memory.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2011
But farming in nonsocial insects, like the loner lizard beetles, is more mysterious.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2013
The surveys assessed the personality of the animals in five categories: Fearfulness, including fear of people, nonsocial fear, fear of dogs, fear of handling.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022
The up or down arrows were a nonsocial, abstract cue.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 Jan. 2018
And now even a nonsocial network, Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google and the elephant in the digital room, is looking to get in the game.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonsocial
Adjective
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After a couple of range-finding kicks and a solitary jab, Salkilld stepped into range and landed a hammer of a straight right that sent Jubli crashing to the canvas.—
Simon Head,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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What sets Friedrich apart from everyone else is that solitary human being and his dual nature: both a tiny speck in the universe and the center of it all.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In 1992, the first free elections in Iraq’s history were held in the Kurdish autonomous zone.—
Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The car-sized FLEX — which will be able to carry two astronauts or operate in autonomous mode — will touch down on the moon for the first time aboard a SpaceX Starship lander as soon as late 2026.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ankara’s close partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government, which leads the semiautonomous Iraqi region, further reduces the PKK’s room for maneuver.—
Halil Karaveli,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Feb. 2025
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Greenland, a semiautonomous part of Denmark, has for decades been chafing against its relationship with Copenhagen.—
Jeff D. Colgan,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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Canyon County Prosecutor Bryan Taylor, who left the agency last year, then tapped state police to open an independent investigation, which was closed in July after an outside prosecutor concluded Ingram didn’t violate state law.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Feb. 2025
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By taking these actions, the FCC is ignoring that Congress set us up to act as an independent agency.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Nonsocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonsocial. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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