as in independently
without aid or support
she was adamant that if she was expected to do the project single-handed, she should not have to share the credit afterward
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Recent Examples of single-handed
Elinor’s single-handed battle against the coldblooded gang is tied to this novel’s timely theme: how men have always underestimated women and how women have used that to their advantage.
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Carol Memmott, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
In a preprint paper published online today, OpenAI has managed to teach its robot hand to solve a much more difficult version of in-hand cube manipulation: single-handed solving of a 3x3 Rubik’s cube.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2019
Carol Memmott, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
In a preprint paper published online today, OpenAI has managed to teach its robot hand to solve a much more difficult version of in-hand cube manipulation: single-handed solving of a 3x3 Rubik’s cube.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-handed
Adverb
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Reports on social media also suggested that a Pakistani intelligence office was hit on Wednesday in an incident in Peshawar, a city just to the north of Pakistan's Orakzai district, though Fox News Digital could not independently confirm this.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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No company or country can solve this alone.—
Sean Evins,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Something about all that quiet prompted me to meditate—nothing formal, just 10 minutes alone in the hush.—
Rosecrans Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Single filers and married individuals filing separately could claim $16,100, while heads of household would be able to deduct $24,150.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Because something about Dart and Skattebo, both separately and together, has captured the imagination and hearts of Giants fans.—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Joseph’s unit really only gave up three points of the Jets’ 11 on Sunday, and pretty much single-handedly won Week 6 for Denver.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Texas Tech doesn’t have a transcendent superstar like Cam Skattebo, who nearly single-handedly led Arizona State back in that game with his 242 yards of offense.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Single-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-handed. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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