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Recent Examples of one-way
Right now, pedestrians cross one-way Illinois street to get from surface parking or the garage to the museum.
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Peter Blanchard, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
But transparency cannot be a one-way demand.
—Paul Diego Craney, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Memberships start at $500 a month for two one-way flights per quarter and go up to $2,200 for four flights each month.
—Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2026
To find a solution, an unlikely hero—a middle school teacher played by Ryan Gosling—is sent on a one-way mission to the star Tau Ceti and encounters an otherworldly sidekick nicknamed Rocky along the way.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
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Peter Blanchard, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
But transparency cannot be a one-way demand.
—Paul Diego Craney, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Memberships start at $500 a month for two one-way flights per quarter and go up to $2,200 for four flights each month.
—Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2026
To find a solution, an unlikely hero—a middle school teacher played by Ryan Gosling—is sent on a one-way mission to the star Tau Ceti and encounters an otherworldly sidekick nicknamed Rocky along the way.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-way
Adjective
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As military strikes fail to reopen the waterway and allies worry about the expanding conflict, the administration is facing the limits of unilateral action.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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The expansion of unilateral executive action—governance by decree rather than deliberation—has accelerated in ways that should concern every citizen regardless of party.—
Anthony Scaramucci,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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He can currently be seen playing Arthur Tobin on NBC’s The Rise and Fall of Reggie Dinkins and in the one-man show Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway.—
Maria Bamford,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Karaban was about a one-man show for UConn in the first half with a pair of 3s and 11 points and the fourth-year senior remains in the hunt for his third national championship.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The one-sided adjustment would be a particular burden on homeowners, most of whom do not pay capital gains tax anyways as a result of existing tax exemptions.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Influencer culture encourages one-sided, parasocial bonds.—
Jennifer Pollitt,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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Brooks is still wont to assume that social crises are a function of our personal habits, not economic or political injustice, and his methodological tics are the same as ever.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Wacha kept the Braves off the scoreboard while Salvador Perez provided the offense, hitting his first homer of the season and snapping a personal 15-inning scoreless streak.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Garcia doubled to score Bohm, then left fielder Brandon Marsh hit a two-run single to tie the game at 3.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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November 22 – December 21 A single spark of inspiration can unleash a wildfire of creativity.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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While the males typically lead solitary lives, some of the younger males were actually present for this birth.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of airports in this otherwise great nation do not have even one single solitary Chili’s Too.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The new $11 million installation features between 48,000 and 50,000 individual LED lights — double the number in the original 2013 display — designed for 360-degree visibility and built to better withstand the bay’s salty, windy weather, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Part of the company’s dramatic turnaround since new ownership took over in 2019 has been to allow individual stores to tailor the shopping experience and displays to their local markets, rather than corporate’s cookie-cutter mandates, according to reporting by ModernRetail.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-way. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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