unilaterally

adverb

as in independently

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Recent Examples of unilaterally Legal experts assert the President cannot unilaterally redefine constitutional rights or circumvent Supreme Court decisions, urging him to accept the ruling and pursue lawful legislative or amendment processes instead of executive improvisation. — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The order calls for the spacing out of vaccinations and the end of certain vaccine mandates, but the federal government has no ability to unilaterally impose these requirements on health providers. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 But the Army did not unilaterally terminate the contract awards. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026 When those two duties begin to pull against each other, only one can be protected unilaterally. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026 Many experts are skeptical of the challengers’ claims of a powerful president that gets to unilaterally shape enforcement even outside of criminal law. — Michael Phillis, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 The Defendants unilaterally and likely without lawful authority destroyed a large portion of the White House structure and dug an open pit in its place. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 The official added that the Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway, and no party has the right to unilaterally control the shipping lane or decide whether vessels are entitled to pass through. — CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 The mayor or the city’s chief operating officer have the power to unilaterally order cooling centers to open. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 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
  • Check Availability at Expedia All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The incidents have been the subject of mounting interest in the United States, with the Washington Post this week reporting that the strikes were carried out as part of a covert CIA program – a claim CNN cannot independently verify.
    — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of independently
Adverb
  • The departure symbolizes opportunity, even more so now that the women’s and men’s tournaments are sold separately.
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Egg storage is typically billed separately and can cost up to about $1,000 a year, depending on the facility.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of separately
Adverb
  • The number represents about a third of the Connecticut prison population and individually represents mothers, fathers, brothers, sons who have been accused but not found guilty.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Most is in the form of subatomic particles called neutrinos, which carry little energy individually but are generated in vast numbers when a star explodes.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of individually
Adverb
  • During those same four years, there were 85 times where aircraft were less than 1,500 feet apart, and within 200 feet of altitude.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In terms of facilities, however, the two are light years apart.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 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
  • To Jones’ point, Uwazurike single-handedly blew up one run-sweep to Harvey in a 9-on-7 period, arriving in the backfield the near second Harvey even touched the ball.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Silky Pants Inspired by Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey is single-handedly making cargo pants cool again.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of single-handedly
Adverb
  • Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said in May that his league was solely focused on a 24-team model.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The ByteDance app, for example, is directing users of its former AI companion service to another of its apps which solely focuses on building personalized AI characters and stories.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of solely

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“Unilaterally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unilaterally. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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