as in occasional
happening only once
this offer is a one-shot deal; if you refuse, you won't get another chance
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Recent Examples of one-shot
With a one-shot lead and both players facing chips on the 71st hole of the tournament, Scheffler landed his chip from 81 feet just on the green of the long par 3.
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Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
Every director does this — finds locations and works with their department heads to build out the world, weighs in on all the visual choices that need to be made, helps guide the actors’ performances — but even more so in a one-shot series.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
That Sunday in Cromwell, Fleetwood held a one-shot lead heading into the final hole.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Rather than a one-shot solution, the WEHI scientists believe their transmission-blocking vaccine would become part of a multi-stage strategy to combat malaria that target the parasite in mosquitoes and human hosts.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2025
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Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
Every director does this — finds locations and works with their department heads to build out the world, weighs in on all the visual choices that need to be made, helps guide the actors’ performances — but even more so in a one-shot series.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
That Sunday in Cromwell, Fleetwood held a one-shot lead heading into the final hole.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Rather than a one-shot solution, the WEHI scientists believe their transmission-blocking vaccine would become part of a multi-stage strategy to combat malaria that target the parasite in mosquitoes and human hosts.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-shot
Adjective
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Along the way, expect river views, a majestic fall color palette, and the occasional wildlife spotting.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Even an occasional rodent will appear, probably the single visitor that caused the suspension of the entire operation.—
Irv Erdos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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The car that would become the Riviera started life as an F variant from 2006 that was returned to the marque’s Italian factory 11 years later so that it could be converted into one of its one-off 760-series builds.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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In order to not be fooled by narcissistic kindness, Sarkis encourages people to view one-off good deeds in the context of someone's overall behavior.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“One-shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-shot. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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