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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Turn off flash and manually adjust focus to infinity, if possible.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In manufacturing, plant supervisors no longer spend hours manually creating daily production schedules.
—Dutt Kalluri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
At global investment firm Carlyle, previous entry-level hires who evaluated deals used to turn to Google for articles and request documents manually.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Shelby, their brother and mother stayed with Ditto throughout the night, manually giving her water through a pipette.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In manufacturing, plant supervisors no longer spend hours manually creating daily production schedules.
—Dutt Kalluri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
At global investment firm Carlyle, previous entry-level hires who evaluated deals used to turn to Google for articles and request documents manually.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Shelby, their brother and mother stayed with Ditto throughout the night, manually giving her water through a pipette.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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