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
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.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Runners singly crisscross the street in black balaclavas and tight-fitting black tops and black tights and black gloves.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
It’s referred to as monophylla (meaning one-leaved) because its leaves or needles uniquely occur singly, as opposed to all other pine trees where needles are found in bundles of two or more.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
Even inaccurate forecasts helped to quantify how interventions—singly or in combination, immediate or delayed—could change an epidemic’s trajectory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2015
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Runners singly crisscross the street in black balaclavas and tight-fitting black tops and black tights and black gloves.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
It’s referred to as monophylla (meaning one-leaved) because its leaves or needles uniquely occur singly, as opposed to all other pine trees where needles are found in bundles of two or more.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
Even inaccurate forecasts helped to quantify how interventions—singly or in combination, immediate or delayed—could change an epidemic’s trajectory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singly
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
Adverb
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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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“Singly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singly. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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