manually
adverb
ma·nu·al·ly
ˈman-yə-wə-lē 
-yə-lē,
-yü-ə-lē
: by hand and not by machine : by manual methods
We have to enter the data manually.
Each winch drum is attached to gears which are turned manually by a large wheel mounted on the inboard side.—
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This forces teams to manually correlate signals across tools and domains, slowing resolution and increasing workloads.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The lunar terrain vehicles, which can carry two people and drive between six and 9 miles per hour, can be operated autonomously and manually by the astronauts.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 26 May 2026
Manual Removal To remove grass manually, pull it and remove it with all its roots.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 May 2026
This model is made for larger homes with a lot of pet fur, and its detangling design means no more manually clearing out hair clogs from the vacuum turbines.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The lunar terrain vehicles, which can carry two people and drive between six and 9 miles per hour, can be operated autonomously and manually by the astronauts.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 26 May 2026
Manual Removal To remove grass manually, pull it and remove it with all its roots.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 May 2026
This model is made for larger homes with a lot of pet fur, and its detangling design means no more manually clearing out hair clogs from the vacuum turbines.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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