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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This article was written independently by PEOPLE’s editorial team and meets our editorial standards.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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All products featured on Bon Appétit are independently selected by our editors.—
Millie Peartree,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This compact device even made Amazon’s best-selling space heaters list with more than 8,000 purchases this month alone.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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While there are over 1,000 different compression packing cubes to choose from on Amazon alone, this 6-pack from Bagsmart gets our vote for the best overall set.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The federal funding for the public radio satellite distribution system is calculated separately from the money set aside for NPR and its member stations.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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While some companies, like Stahl’s, operate both traffic and driving schools, the DMV oversees and licenses the two types of schools separately.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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McBride especially put up a fight, scoring a playoff career-high 31 points and nearly single-handedly forcing a Game 5.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Mike Trout has single-handedly been a significant piece of the Angels’ strikeout problem.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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