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Recent Examples of loneliness
Incoming college freshmen are easy targets for people looking to profit from anxiety about loneliness, which the former US Surgeon General called an epidemic.
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Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Were her parents having conversations about her loneliness, her change in appearance?
—Nicole Hockley, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Sarcone, who lives with her husband and their 2-year-old daughter, had recently moved from New Jersey — a fresh start that came with both excitement and an unexpected sense of loneliness.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
There has been much discussion about the male loneliness epidemic.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Research has long linked strong social connections to better mental and physical health, and loneliness, now widely described as a public health crisis, is partly a result of how surface-level so much of our digital communication has become.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The doubts, indifference, and loneliness, the grit and decay (The subway is a porno).
—Spin Team, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2026
There’s a male-loneliness epidemic!
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Although older adults typically have fewer acute one-time episodes, they are more often faced with chronic stress such as illness, financial insecurity, caregiving responsibilities as well as loneliness, loss and grief and even retirement.
—Helen Dennis, Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Were her parents having conversations about her loneliness, her change in appearance?
—Nicole Hockley, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Sarcone, who lives with her husband and their 2-year-old daughter, had recently moved from New Jersey — a fresh start that came with both excitement and an unexpected sense of loneliness.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
There has been much discussion about the male loneliness epidemic.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Research has long linked strong social connections to better mental and physical health, and loneliness, now widely described as a public health crisis, is partly a result of how surface-level so much of our digital communication has become.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The doubts, indifference, and loneliness, the grit and decay (The subway is a porno).
—Spin Team, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2026
There’s a male-loneliness epidemic!
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Although older adults typically have fewer acute one-time episodes, they are more often faced with chronic stress such as illness, financial insecurity, caregiving responsibilities as well as loneliness, loss and grief and even retirement.
—Helen Dennis, Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loneliness
Noun
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Pau’s early work cohered around a nonnarrative approach to themes of alienation and isolation, rendered through obscure and richly textured visuals.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Down Time is refreshingly original in its choice to plot the pandemic as a point on a timeline that extends in either direction, rather than viewing it in isolation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Christian mystics throughout the centuries—Smith writes, for instance, of the 16th century’s Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross, among many others—explored the ways in which retreating into solitude or letting the world slip amid silence had the potential to yield profound spiritual insights.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, solitude - isolation even – wasn’t meant to be the same as being stranded.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the porch light, with only one working bulb, refuses to show us the perfect curves of her aloneness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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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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The reasoning, which contradicted every previous Supreme Court decision on segregation, cited the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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The deputies walked the man to a jail segregation unit before the video ended.—
Darrell Smith
May 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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These immigrants, who first settled the backcountry of Pennsylvania before pushing farther to the western and southern frontier, brought with them a cultural and linguistic separateness that had an immense impact on the speech of the American heartland.—
Valerie Fridland,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
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Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The sprawling mansion, owned at the time by the Guez family, sat behind high hedges and security gates, offering the kind of seclusion the singer sought in the final months of his life.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Offering true seclusion in the woods, this inn is ideal for adventurers; on-site kayaks and hiking maps for the surrounding areas encourage you to explore the great outdoors and the nearby trails.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2026
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According to Disney’s privacy notice, the system compares a camera image taken at the entrance with the image saved when a guest first used a ticket or pass, converting the images into unique numerical values to look for a match.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some express concern, especially parents worried about their children’s privacy.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Loneliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loneliness. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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