Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/November 11

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single out v

(transitive) To select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently. Today is Singles’ Day, a festival celebrating singlehood that originated from China in the 1990s. The 11th of November was chosen as the number 1 represents an individual who is alone.

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