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
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.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
This arrangement allows a single operator to control any number of attackers, launching them singly or in groups as the situation requires.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Of course, air quality varies greatly within a singly country, especially ones as large as the United States.
—Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2024
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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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
This arrangement allows a single operator to control any number of attackers, launching them singly or in groups as the situation requires.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Of course, air quality varies greatly within a singly country, especially ones as large as the United States.
—Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2024
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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All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
4 Sep. 2025
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Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Despite the budget-friendly price point, the sheets are a clear favorite among Amazon shoppers as more than 6,000 have snapped them up in the past month alone, and a whopping 71,000 have awarded them a perfect rating.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Most people get a sufficient amount of this key vitamin through their diets alone—biotin can be found in beef liver and eggs, and for those without a biotin deficiency, biotin is unlikely to help.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Kohl’s was corporation owned and purchased separately by Carpentersville.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Asking your mom to wait or celebrate separately is totally reasonable.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The $5 Sausage McMuffin with Egg meal and the $8 Big Mac meal are priced at a savings of more than 15% off the total price if each item is ordered individually, the company said.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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All the components are food-grade and individually FDA-approved, the scientists said, but the microbead formulation itself has not yet been cleared by regulators.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Singly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singly. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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