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. 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
  • 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
  • All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Store each separately in airtight containers and refrigerate up to 3 days.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The items are marked on shelves, and purchased individually—no coupons necessary.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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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