unilaterally

adverb

as in independently

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Recent Examples of unilaterally The nonprofit Public Citizen noted that Kennedy seems to have acted unilaterally rather than through the typical rulemaking process. — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026 No single voter should unilaterally dictate the outcome of an election. — Alex Stone, Quanta Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026 In 1986 the United States unilaterally declared that the trust was dissolved. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026 Then reports emerged that Musk was the one who suggested the slowdown tactic to Trump, who then accepted it, followed by a further report that Musk himself unilaterally ordered the restrictions. — Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 Kyiv has also ended its brief adherence to the energy ceasefire Trump declared unilaterally earlier this month. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Ukraine's Ministry of Defense sources said SpaceX had unilaterally imposed the Starshield restrictions without informing them beforehand. — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The network’s coverage has also not been unilaterally flattering to Israel. — semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 According to his critics, Gyanesh Kumar, the chief election commissioner, acted unilaterally and recklessly in pursuing the revision of voter rolls in ways that violated normal procedures. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unilaterally
  1. independently
  2. separately
  3. individually
  4. apart
  5. severally
  6. singly
  7. single-handedly
  8. solely
Adverb
  • Be suspicious of unexpected statement links Even when an email looks authentic, use the SSA website independently to access your information.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Police declined to comment or share details of the complaint, and CNN has been unable to independently verify the allegations.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of independently
Adverb
  • The League of Women Voters of Alaska and Common Cause filed separately, warning that the DOJ’s demand to investigate voter intent presents severe constitutional hazards.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The asking price is 40 million euros or $45 million, with furnishings available separately.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of separately
Adverb
  • Unlike weapons that engage targets individually, microwave systems can potentially counter several drones within an engagement area.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Its sales representatives are individually building personal Gmail scripts, at night, in Google Apps Script, to survive an inbox that the AI-first version of the same company would have automated a year ago.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of individually
Adverb
  • Men stood with feet planted apart; women furled like Venus on the half shell.
    — Rebecca L. Davis, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And while the Echo Show 16's name slots it between those two displays, its design sets it apart.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of apart
Adverb
  • She is popularly conflated with Jodha Bai, who has been rendered severally in art, literature, and cinema, but who may have been fictional rather than historical.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Mar. 2026
  • First, disgorgement was tailored to each individual and not awarded jointly and severally.
    — The Insider, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
Definition of severally
Adverb
  • Plant singly as an accent or mass in mixed borders and privacy plantings.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 July 2026
  • When eggs or embryos are destroyed as the result of commercial egg storage tank failures, lawsuits may follow, singly, as a group, or in a class action.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
Definition of singly
Adverb
  • Charlie Warzel at The Atlantic interviewed Ondřej Surý, the man almost single-handedly responsible for packaging up the patch for this week’s vulnerabilities.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026
  • As the demands of the Revolution and founding a new country repeatedly pulled John away, Abigail single-handedly kept their household afloat.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of single-handedly
Adverb
  • However, this also means that Googlebooks are limited solely to running Android apps.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When comparing lenders, Miranda advises not to focus solely on the advertised interest rate.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of solely

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“Unilaterally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilaterally. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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