1
[from its having only one thickness of cloth] chiefly British
: an athletic jersey
also
: undershirt
2
: an atom or molecule that has no net electronic magnetic moment
also
: an excited state of an atom or molecule that is a singlet
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The pair traded on-air foot massages that Consuelos clearly enjoyed last year, while Consuelos also stripped down to a tight wrestling singlet live on air.
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EW.com, 7 May 2024
The couple — who famously once engaged in an on-air, sensual foot massage and staged a sweaty wrestling match with Consuelos in a tight singlet — returned to their unofficial post as morning TV's horniest duo with a hilarious innuendo at the top of Wednesday's show.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
Mourners filed past tables laden with memories: photos of Allen with his wife and their two young children, an Odessa High School wrestling singlet and headgear, a football jersey, mementos memorializing Allen’s career in law enforcement.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
Other faces are fully exposed, wearing only their singlets.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2024
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EW.com, 7 May 2024
The couple — who famously once engaged in an on-air, sensual foot massage and staged a sweaty wrestling match with Consuelos in a tight singlet — returned to their unofficial post as morning TV's horniest duo with a hilarious innuendo at the top of Wednesday's show.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
Mourners filed past tables laden with memories: photos of Allen with his wife and their two young children, an Odessa High School wrestling singlet and headgear, a football jersey, mementos memorializing Allen’s career in law enforcement.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
Other faces are fully exposed, wearing only their singlets.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Singlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singlet. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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singlet
noun
sin·glet
ˈsiŋ-glət 
chiefly British
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