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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All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Mar. 2026
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Last year alone brought us Selena Gomez's red lip/retro bob combo and Pamela Anderson's Veronica Lake waves.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
2 Mar. 2026
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Some states, including New Jersey, saw their average electric bills surge more than 20% in 2025 alone.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Councilmembers also supported the public’s request to recoup the $154,650 already spent on the license-plate readers, but opted to pursue that issue separately to keep the final resolution focused strictly on contract termination.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The report separately confirmed a vendor cybersecurity breach that exposed personal information belonging to students and educators.—
Josh Davis,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This is the same guy who has single-handedly turned the Wild into an offensive juggernaut since his mid-December arrival.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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And then to have a new president come along, slash funding to the arts, defund the National Endowment for the Arts among many other arts agencies, and then insist single-handedly to add his name to the memorial.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Single-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-handed. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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