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
The defending Rookie of the Year is already one of the most dynamic players in the league, who is capable of single-handedly taking over a game.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Taylor and Wasserman both said Milwaukee County could not single-handedly solve the entire state's arts funding problem and that responsibility for Milwaukee's ranking lies in the state Legislature.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bullying past Eichorn one more time, Howell took down Barnes for a loss of 8 yards to bring up fourth down and single-handedly force a punt.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Still, an elite player like Crosby threatens to single-handedly upend the Patriots’ chances and will test Campbell and McDaniels like few other players on the’ schedule.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and the richest man on the planet, has single-handedly been one of most influential leaders in pushing for 21st century space.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
This high-margin cloud business has single-handedly revolutionized Amazon's profitability.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
To say that Pandemic Donuts single-handedly carried a significant portion of Denver through the COVID-19 pandemic would be an exaggeration.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
On the biggest stage, Mbappe had single-handedly turned the game around.
—Max Mathews, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Taylor and Wasserman both said Milwaukee County could not single-handedly solve the entire state's arts funding problem and that responsibility for Milwaukee's ranking lies in the state Legislature.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bullying past Eichorn one more time, Howell took down Barnes for a loss of 8 yards to bring up fourth down and single-handedly force a punt.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Still, an elite player like Crosby threatens to single-handedly upend the Patriots’ chances and will test Campbell and McDaniels like few other players on the’ schedule.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and the richest man on the planet, has single-handedly been one of most influential leaders in pushing for 21st century space.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
This high-margin cloud business has single-handedly revolutionized Amazon's profitability.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
To say that Pandemic Donuts single-handedly carried a significant portion of Denver through the COVID-19 pandemic would be an exaggeration.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
On the biggest stage, Mbappe had single-handedly turned the game around.
—Max Mathews, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-handedly
Adverb
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Tests were carried out independently by two separate overseas laboratories, with both reaching the same conclusion, according to Navalnaya.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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PCMag editors select and review products independently.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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China alone poured nearly $30 billion into drone production last year and can field $1000 drones that neutralize multimillion-dollar assets.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Apart from being an amazing role-playing game, Dragon Quest VII sold over 4 million copies in Japan alone.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Instead, tickets will be sold separately with proceeds benefiting the Aztecs’ Student-Athlete Recruitment and Retention Fund for men’s basketball.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a group of states led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton separately sued Google for anticompetitive and deceptive practices in its ad business.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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To date, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico and Virginia have individually taken action to expand COVID vaccine access by allowing pharmacists to administer the vaccine under certain circumstances.—
Jaimie Seaton,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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The clinic considers hair transplantation not only as a technical procedure but as an aesthetic art and evaluates each patient individually.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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It is concerned solely with the here-and-now, preserving the peace for just one more day, and waiting for the CCP to collapse like the imperial dynasties that ruled China before.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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While detailing the first in-person meeting between her and Rodríguez, Pascal spoke about the specific rhetoric that trans actors sometimes come up against, which is that trans actors should connect with trans subjects based solely on identity, rather than the many other aspects of their humanity.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Single-handedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-handedly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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