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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In particular, a line of fluid left behind after vacuuming needed to be wiped away manually — which, after using not one but two separate window cleaning tools, was an annoyance.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
Many government finance teams still spend hours manually matching invoices, reconciling budgets and closing reports.
—Komal Goyal, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
First off, there is no need to manually enter a promo code.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
That revenue is simply written off because appealing denials is too slow, expensive, and broken to fix manually.
—William Jones, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
Many government finance teams still spend hours manually matching invoices, reconciling budgets and closing reports.
—Komal Goyal, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
First off, there is no need to manually enter a promo code.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
That revenue is simply written off because appealing denials is too slow, expensive, and broken to fix manually.
—William Jones, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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