as in independently
without aid or support
she was adamant that if she was expected to do the project single-handed, she should not have to share the credit afterward
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Recent Examples of single-handed
Elinor’s single-handed battle against the coldblooded gang is tied to this novel’s timely theme: how men have always underestimated women and how women have used that to their advantage.
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Carol Memmott, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
In a preprint paper published online today, OpenAI has managed to teach its robot hand to solve a much more difficult version of in-hand cube manipulation: single-handed solving of a 3x3 Rubik’s cube.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2019
Carol Memmott, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
In a preprint paper published online today, OpenAI has managed to teach its robot hand to solve a much more difficult version of in-hand cube manipulation: single-handed solving of a 3x3 Rubik’s cube.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-handed
Adverb
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Built for demanding factory environments Atlas is a fully electric humanoid robot with 56 degrees of freedom, meaning 56 independently controllable joints that allow fluid, human-like motion.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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This has not been independently corroborated.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This airflow spins the rotator through surface friction alone.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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In Mecklenburg County alone, this influx of visitor spending supported more than 38,000 local jobs.—
Chase Jordan
January 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Homsido Infrared Wooden Home Sauna The private sauna also has a dedicated foot-heating panel that operates separately from the rest of the unit.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Mamdani’s administration separately took aim at DoorDash and Uber Eats in a report released Tuesday, alleging the food delivery apps cost their workers more than $550 million in tips by requiring customers to pay gratuities after the order checkout process.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Jan. 2026
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Barcelona’s main threat is right-winger Lamine Yamal, who has the ability to beat two opponents single-handedly, so Jules Kounde tends to play more of a supporting role, sometimes holding his position and tucking into a back three, and pushing forward sporadically.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The latter has almost single-handedly propped up the state’s economy and generated a huge portion of tax revenues, but layoffs have proliferated as artificial intelligence is increasingly employed — a syndrome that also affects Hollywood.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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