What does single out mean?

Definitions for single out
sin·gle out

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word single out.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. single outverb

    select from a group

    "She was singled out for her outstanding performance"

  2. discriminate, separate, single outverb

    treat differently on the basis of sex or race

Wiktionary

  1. single outverb

    To select one from a group and treat differently

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  1. single out

    To single out refers to the action of choosing or selecting one person, thing, or group among several, often for special attention, treatment, or analysis. It typically means to separate or distinguish something or someone from a number or group.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of single out in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of single out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of single out in a Sentence

  1. Ron DeSantis:

    Joe Biden has taken to Joe Biden to try to single out Florida over COVID, this is a guy who ran for president saying Joe Biden was going to shut down the virus.

  2. Jeff Sessions:

    It is improper for the IRS to single out groups for different treatment based on their names or ideological positions.

  3. Kelvin Cochran:

    Naked men refuse to give in, so they pursue sexual fulfillment through multiple partners, with the opposite sex, the same sex, and sex outside of marriage and many other vile, vulgar and inappropriate ways which defile their body – temple and dishonor God. i did not single out homosexuality.

  4. Jeff Sessions:

    The IRS’s use of these criteria as a basis for heightened scrutiny was wrong and should never have occurred, it is improper for the IRS to single out groups for different treatment based on their names or ideological positions.

  5. Yasir Qadhi:

    Whatever anyone does in their private life is not our business, i am never going to single out anyone in sermons for any sinful conduct. At the same time, in the mosque I am a part of, there is a clear red line : They can not preach onto others that this is part of Shiite Islam, the same way I would not let a person sell liquor on our property.


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