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as in unmarried
not married
everyone was surprised when the unattached woman finally fell in love
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as in single
not physically attached to another unit
preferred an unattached house to a townhome
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Recent Examples of unattached
The past year has seen unattached former Chelsea and Arsenal youngsters Malik Mothersille and Omari Benjamin join on trial.
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
Usually, unattached players would train by themselves with a physical trainer or in a small group.
—Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
What makes Jenn’s story so frustrating in the pantheon of great Bachelorettes who have ended up unattached at the end of their season or shortly thereafter is that Jenn wasn’t given a moment of pure joy in this finale.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
The only other alternative would be to add a free agent, with names like Sergio Ramos and Joel Matip on the list of currently unattached players that Juve could sign to a contract immediately.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
Usually, unattached players would train by themselves with a physical trainer or in a small group.
—Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
What makes Jenn’s story so frustrating in the pantheon of great Bachelorettes who have ended up unattached at the end of their season or shortly thereafter is that Jenn wasn’t given a moment of pure joy in this finale.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
The only other alternative would be to add a free agent, with names like Sergio Ramos and Joel Matip on the list of currently unattached players that Juve could sign to a contract immediately.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattached
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The series follows four unmarried couples who are at a crossroads and have decided to put their relationship to the ultimate test by living in separate villas; the men will live in one with a group of single women while the women will live in a house of single men.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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In one study, for example, medical professionals more often judged the same childhood injury as abuse rather than an accident if told that the child’s parents were unmarried or drug users—both of which appear to be true of Roberson.—
Jeff Kukucka,
Scientific American,
26 Oct. 2024
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That would leave an even smaller 217-215 majority for a few months – so House Republicans can't lose a single vote and still pass bills.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Softer interest rates sparked a year-end buying frenzy that boosted developers’ unit sales in November to the highest sold in a single month in over a decade.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
9 Feb. 2025
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The fire was reported about 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1800 block of Sims Avenue in St. Paul in a detached garage, said Jeremiah Melquist, assistant fire chief for the St. Paul Fire Department, who gave the following information about the fire.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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Of course, there’s also the aforementioned detached garage for the avid car enthusiast.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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When this proved inadequate, the Constitution made the presidency separate from the Congress and gave the office significant independent powers and vigor.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Feb. 2025
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In a separate note on Monday, analysts at Germany’s Mwb Research upgraded their price target for Hensoldt to 45 euros ($47.12) per share from 43 euros per share, but downgraded the stock from a buy to a hold.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Unattached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattached. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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