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 featured on Bon Appétit are independently selected by our editors.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Christine Chitnis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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His numbers rose from 246 total yards in his first three seasons to 717 in his senior campaign alone.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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On homelessness, Gersten supported the city’s current strategy, but raised pointed concerns about cost and scale, noting that Palomar Point’s per-unit price tag of more than $500,000 means such projects alone cannot meet the full need.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Ipeirotis grades the exams separately, also with the help of AI.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Already, top executives at WBD and Paramount have begun the integration planning process, although the two companies must still operate separately for the time being.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The receivers are a group to watch, but there aren’t enough wild cards in that group to single-handedly push the defenders down.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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Last year, after her husband had a stroke, Veni, 62, has been working on her 72-year-old husband's two acres of chile fields single-handedly.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Single-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-handed. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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