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Recent Examples of loneliness
Despite its speculative premise, the series captures the loneliness that has pervaded society since the COVID pandemic and the dread of a future in which artificial intelligence might render human interaction obsolete.
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Judy Berman, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
What a spy world and supernatural world would have in common was their shadows, secrets, loneliness and paranoia.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
What young people see online likely factors into their loneliness as well.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Developers tested it in a variety of industries before an investor suggested that pediatric hospitals would be a good fit because of the stress and loneliness children often feel.
—Hallie Golden The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
The trope of male loneliness is a common one, whether played for comedic effect, analyzed for its debilitating impact on society, or both.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
But there’s a different kind of loneliness.
—Joni Eareckson Tada, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The last surgeon general, Vivek Murphy, worked to tackle the loneliness epidemic and social media risks with children.
—Will McDuffie, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
Rose Glass' directorial debut is an ecclesiastical horror that offsets the fine line between devotion and delusion, all while stirring the painful emotions of loneliness and trauma.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
What a spy world and supernatural world would have in common was their shadows, secrets, loneliness and paranoia.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
What young people see online likely factors into their loneliness as well.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Developers tested it in a variety of industries before an investor suggested that pediatric hospitals would be a good fit because of the stress and loneliness children often feel.
—Hallie Golden The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
The trope of male loneliness is a common one, whether played for comedic effect, analyzed for its debilitating impact on society, or both.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
But there’s a different kind of loneliness.
—Joni Eareckson Tada, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The last surgeon general, Vivek Murphy, worked to tackle the loneliness epidemic and social media risks with children.
—Will McDuffie, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
Rose Glass' directorial debut is an ecclesiastical horror that offsets the fine line between devotion and delusion, all while stirring the painful emotions of loneliness and trauma.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loneliness
Noun
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Limited mobility, social stigma, and inaccessible spaces make isolation and loneliness a common problem.—
Joni Eareckson Tada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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This combination of isolation, altitude and temperature is what makes the site so scientifically valuable as a training ground for scientists and astronauts — and as a test site for equipment and rovers.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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With his unique falsetto, emotional delivery and irresistible backstory — retreating to a cabin in the woods following a pair of personal and professional breakups to record in solitude — Bon Iver earned significant industry respect and a devoted cult following.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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Once fall rolls around, part of the small town can be anything but solitude, because tourists want to see Camel's Hump Mountain.—
Kailey Schuyler,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is a telling fantasy—to feel more content in one’s dreamed aloneness than in real society.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Moore said Wilson passionately advocated for the program over the past decades in Brookfield schools, as segregation can still be prevalent.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Never mind white World War Two soldiers’ relationship to segregation within the army itself, and ensuring that Black veterans couldn’t be entitled to the same VA resources, couldn’t move into the same neighborhoods that white veterans moved into.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On the one hand, the gift of consciousness brought the glory of independence; on the other, the punishment of separateness.—
Vivian Gornick,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
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If North Island was an ode to solitude and seclusion, Raffles was the exhale — a place where the rhythm of daily life matched the sway of the palms.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the film, former country megastar Misty Jones (Chastain) comes out of seclusion to investigate the disappearance of her missing niece (Faith), a rising country musician, and must grapple with her own past and Nashville’s seedy underbelly.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Questions of safety and privacy are often argued when drones are discussed, as these little flying robots tend to make people uncomfortable.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some use protocols that are not designed to protect privacy, obscure ownership or fail to encrypt traffic properly.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Loneliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loneliness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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