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Recent Examples of one-man
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.
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Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
An immigrant success story The California Artificial Flower Company was originally a one-man operation founded by Michele D'Agnillo, an Italian immigrant who first came to America at the age of 16 and got a job sweeping the floors in a copper smelting plant in Colorado.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 22 Mar. 2026
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 this third national championship.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Tommy is on a one-man sub-baking, mayo-squirting, cheese-melting mission to convert London’s snooty sandwich-nibblers to hearty American sub-munchers.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
An immigrant success story The California Artificial Flower Company was originally a one-man operation founded by Michele D'Agnillo, an Italian immigrant who first came to America at the age of 16 and got a job sweeping the floors in a copper smelting plant in Colorado.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 22 Mar. 2026
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 this third national championship.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Tommy is on a one-man sub-baking, mayo-squirting, cheese-melting mission to convert London’s snooty sandwich-nibblers to hearty American sub-munchers.
—Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-man
Adjective
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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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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
Adjective
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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
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
Adjective
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The sole occupant of the home was assaulted and tied up before the suspect stole several items from the home, including a vehicle, then used that vehicle to flee the scene, according to LeLacheur.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Behind every fourth chair, mannequins—with animal heads sprouting out of their necks—stood watch as the first course, sole, was served to guests inside high-heeled shoes.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Of the major features of this was to be able to stop their production of ballistic missiles, of one-way attack drones, to be able to take out their capability to attack Americans and our allies in the region.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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But for those who quit their jobs, sold their homes and possessions, and bought one-way flights, going home is not so simple.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
28 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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“One-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-man. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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