unilaterally

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Recent Examples of unilaterally Legal challenges are likely to arise, as the authority of the IRS to unilaterally redefine racial discrimination and revoke tax-exempt status remains unclear. Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 The issue has also taken on a political and cultural dimension, with critics arguing that the United States cannot unilaterally determine what the lake should be called in Canada. Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Federal courts considering the order have already found core sections legally void, ultra vires and likely unconstitutional, concluding that the executive branch has no authority to unilaterally redesign mail voting rules. Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 While Warsh doesn't unilaterally set rates, he's poised to urge the Federal Open Market Committee for increases, with financial markets already adjusting to a higher probability of a hike. Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 And that means that just a company doing something unilaterally is no longer like those safeguards weren’t discussed. Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 The 50% tariffs Trump unilaterally imposed on Canada apply to goods that had previously been exempt from most other tariffs due to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced NAFTA in 2020. Kent Jones, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 But the Army didn’t unilaterally terminate the contract awards. ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026 Moreover, the president cannot unilaterally change federal election procedures, particularly without an act of Congress permitting him to do so, according to Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha's office. Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unilaterally
Adverb
  • Erin Mandzik, senior director of corporate communications for FAT Brands, Round Table Pizza’s parent company, told The Fresno Bee that the restaurant was independently owned and operated.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The idea relied on superradiance, a phenomenon in which many particles emit radiation collectively rather than independently.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Specific locations and event times will be announced separately.
    Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The justices separately declined to hear challenges to similar school policies in Massachusetts and Florida.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Fix compared it to the Apollo mission, in which NASA corralled 20,000 companies and universities to make millions of parts to build a rocket none of them could have launched individually.
    Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But Pattinson’s is only one turn within a stellar cast who individually deliver some career-best screen work.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Even after finding the correct recording, the reasoning behind a decision may be spread across several conversations held weeks or months apart.
    Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The question has torn the festival ecosystem apart this year.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
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
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
Adverb
  • Kusama’s art influenced the histories of minimalism, pop art, and performance art; more recently her large-scale installations single-handedly pioneered what is now referred to as experiential art.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The responsibility has single-handedly become one of the most meaningful parts of his life.
    Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • On another metric, which looks solely at the serve itself (rather than how the point plays out) to generate a 0-10 rating, Shelton comes in fifth on tour.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Some are starting small private businesses solely to afford the tickets to leave.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Unilaterally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilaterally. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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