as in independently
without aid or support
the team's star slugger hit three home runs, effectively winning the game single-handedly
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Recent Examples of single-handedly
But despite the Raiders’ slow start, Crosby remains the one player capable of disrupting that surge, near single-handedly.
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Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and the richest person on the planet, has single-handedly been one of most influential leaders in pushing for 21st-century space accessibility.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Joseph’s unit really only gave up three points of the Jets’ 11 on Sunday, and pretty much single-handedly won Week 6 for Denver.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Texas Tech doesn’t have a transcendent superstar like Cam Skattebo, who nearly single-handedly led Arizona State back in that game with his 242 yards of offense.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Romaine can single-handedly disrupt an offense’s game plan if he isn’t accounted for.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Although the defense deserves its fair share of blame for allowing a backup tailback in Rico Dowdle to single-handedly produce more than 200 yards of offense, Tagovailoa and company didn’t exactly do themselves any favors.
—Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Jane has single-handedly taught the world so much.
—Ellie Goulding, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Mike Trout has single-handedly been a significant piece of the Angels’ strikeout problem.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and the richest person on the planet, has single-handedly been one of most influential leaders in pushing for 21st-century space accessibility.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Joseph’s unit really only gave up three points of the Jets’ 11 on Sunday, and pretty much single-handedly won Week 6 for Denver.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Texas Tech doesn’t have a transcendent superstar like Cam Skattebo, who nearly single-handedly led Arizona State back in that game with his 242 yards of offense.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Romaine can single-handedly disrupt an offense’s game plan if he isn’t accounted for.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Although the defense deserves its fair share of blame for allowing a backup tailback in Rico Dowdle to single-handedly produce more than 200 yards of offense, Tagovailoa and company didn’t exactly do themselves any favors.
—Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Jane has single-handedly taught the world so much.
—Ellie Goulding, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Mike Trout has single-handedly been a significant piece of the Angels’ strikeout problem.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-handedly
Adverb
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Reports on social media also suggested that a Pakistani intelligence office was hit on Wednesday in an incident in Peshawar, a city just to the north of Pakistan's Orakzai district, though Fox News Digital could not independently confirm this.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
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The orchestra’s sections — strings, percussion, and so on — work together, and the output of any one section alone cannot produce a symphony.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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In San Francisco alone, 1 out of every 4 square feet of office space was leased by an AI company over the last two and a half years, according to CBRE.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Democrats say health care protections must be preserved, while Republicans say funding and policy should be handled separately.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Store each separately in airtight containers and refrigerate up to 3 days.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The items are marked on shelves, and purchased individually—no coupons necessary.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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The items are purchsed individually but marked for the deal on the store shelf, Aldi said in a release.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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His press office has taken to sending out text-free press releases composed solely of images of ICE agents pointing guns at civilians.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Bell's post wasn't solely met with criticism.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Single-handedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-handedly. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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