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one

[wuhn] / wʌn /


NOUN
unspecified individual
Synonyms
STRONGEST


PRONOUN
a person or thing of a number or kind indicated
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

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“Dust off your old one. Go into a library and use it today. Come breathe life into it.”

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

“Look at the height on that one. It’s massive,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"This surprised me because I like animals and I feel proud to call myself one. I've never looked down upon them, so to call human beings animals is not, to me, degrading."

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

“It was pretty amazing they managed to do the last one. I would be shocked if they could do it again.”

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“Not a one. No boat, no boat wakes, no ricochets off boats, no boat gunfire, no torpedo wakes.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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