without the aid of

idiom

: without using
I can no longer read without the aid of glasses.

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This would explain the presence of archaeological evidence that Paleolithic people made the crossing some 30,000 years ago without the aid of maps, metal tools, or modern boats. ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025 The Dodgers tied it in the second without the aid of a hit, with Will Smith scoring on an Andy Pages sacrifice fly, but only because Giants catcher Andrew Knizner dropped the ball after first making the tag. Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 13 June 2025 Considering some of our tests are run on higher visual settings (except for one of the Call of Duty runs), it’s expected that a budget laptop like this likely won’t reach 60fps without the aid of DLSS (as seen in F1 2024). PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 The Russian military continues to reclaim territory in Kursk, and on a long enough timeline, the region may be reclaimed without the aid of the U.S. — a scenario that would lose one of Ukraine’s most valuable bargaining chips. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for without the aid of

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“Without the aid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20the%20aid%20of. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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