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 single-handedly
With a national fundraising blitz in full swing and Election Day just around the corner, Democrats stumping for Proposition 50 have far out-raised and out-spent their opponents — even though a California megadonor with Republican ties single-handedly spent $30 million to defeat it.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
This guy might be single-handedly responsible for generations of people having an irrational fear of clowns.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
The magician turned mogul single-handedly invented the fantasy, horror, and science-fiction genres with classics like A Voyage to the Moon and The Kingdom of the Fairies.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
But despite the Raiders’ slow start, Crosby remains the one player capable of disrupting that surge, near single-handedly.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and the richest person on the planet, has single-handedly been one of most influential leaders in pushing for 21st-century space accessibility.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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
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
Romaine can single-handedly disrupt an offense’s game plan if he isn’t accounted for.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
This guy might be single-handedly responsible for generations of people having an irrational fear of clowns.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
The magician turned mogul single-handedly invented the fantasy, horror, and science-fiction genres with classics like A Voyage to the Moon and The Kingdom of the Fairies.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
But despite the Raiders’ slow start, Crosby remains the one player capable of disrupting that surge, near single-handedly.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and the richest person on the planet, has single-handedly been one of most influential leaders in pushing for 21st-century space accessibility.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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
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
Romaine can single-handedly disrupt an offense’s game plan if he isn’t accounted for.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-handedly
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The paleontologist Simon Conway Morris points out that there are common and widespread patterns of convergent evolution in life’s history, where similar adaptations, like eyes, wings, and streamlined bodies, evolved independently in unrelated lineages.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Owsley Brown Frazier, a fourth-generation descendant of George Garvin Brown, alone raised more than $500 million in his lifetime.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Today, the bikemaker has more than 5,000 dealers in India alone, with a global presence in more than 90 countries, and five manufacturing facilities spread out across the globe to meet that demand.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Both of them, along with Jones, made their initial court appearances separately on Thursday.—
Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Winfrey retained the two adjacent cottages, selling them separately to her longtime property manager, making the compound’s total sale around $17 million.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Each will continue to be available as separate services, branded individually.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Across the news industry, however, there is widespread agreement that subscriptions are the path to sustainability, whether at the institutional level or individually on platforms like Substack and Patreon.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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All of her work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Readers should not rely solely on the content of this article and are encouraged to seek professional advice tailored to their specific circumstances.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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