as in independently
without aid or support
either singly or with the cooperation of other nations, we must do something about this pressing environmental issue
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Recent Examples of singly
Not singly, not a lone fish here and there, but in packs.
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Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Tourism In Central America After decades of Costa Rica singly handily dominating travel in Central America, nascent travel industries in destinations like Guatemala, Panama and Nicaragua are just starting to gain the international spotlight.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Understanding Squash Vine Borers The adult female moths lay small reddish-brown disc-like eggs (about 1mm in diameter) singly at the base of each plant stem, depositing about 200 eggs during her lifetime.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Eggs, laid singly on leaves, are light green or yellow and slightly elongated.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
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Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Tourism In Central America After decades of Costa Rica singly handily dominating travel in Central America, nascent travel industries in destinations like Guatemala, Panama and Nicaragua are just starting to gain the international spotlight.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Understanding Squash Vine Borers The adult female moths lay small reddish-brown disc-like eggs (about 1mm in diameter) singly at the base of each plant stem, depositing about 200 eggs during her lifetime.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Eggs, laid singly on leaves, are light green or yellow and slightly elongated.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singly
Adverb
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Before ChatGPT, about one in three successfully figured it out, independently connecting pretty potent dots for scientific thinking rather than passively absorbing another fact.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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Neither outlet named the woman, and The Associated Press has not been able to independently verify her account and identity.—
MIchael R. Blood,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Among his stops was a key glove save on MacKenzie Weegar when the former Flames defenseman broke in from the blue line all alone.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Most fascinating was a trip down memory lane that found the singer alone on stage at a desk, with a laptop — a boy and his MacBook — spontaneously looking up old videos to sing along with, in the only part of the hour-and-a-half set that brought in any catalog material.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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Stearman reminded lawmakers that Kentucky was one of the few states that allowed the service to be billed separately.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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Compared with services purchased separately.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Authorities have not said whether the victims were targeted individually or had any connection to the suspects.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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The firm is known for its accessible, bilingual legal representation, which focuses on connecting individually with clients rather than prioritizing case volume.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Singly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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