as in independently
without aid or support
the team's star slugger hit three home runs, effectively winning the game single-handedly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-handedly
Adverb
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It is thus calculated that in the US alone, switching over to the Nautilus urinal could result in water savings of up to 10 million liters (2.6 million US gal) per day.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2025 -
Nutrition programming alone currently faces a 70 percent funding shortfall.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Once visitors reach the Downs, there is a statue of Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day, who has separately won the Derby once, Preakness five times and Belmont twice.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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Plant officials met separately with unionized employees, salaried employees and union representatives to deliver news of the factory’s closure.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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Saylor also wrote that the student's record record wouldn't be updated based solely on an unspecified finding in the National Crime Information Center that resulted in her termination.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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For example, in 2023, imaging giant Adobe took an unusual step by training its Firefly AI models solely on licensed stock photos and public domain works, demonstrating that alternative approaches are possible.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Single-handedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-handedly. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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