manually
adverb
ma·nu·al·ly
ˈman-yə-wə-lē 
-yə-lē,
-yü-ə-lē
: by hand and not by machine : by manual methods
We have to enter the data manually.
Each winch drum is attached to gears which are turned manually by a large wheel mounted on the inboard side.—
Nancy Taylor Robson
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The foils are controlled by actuators and sensors of boat height and speed rather than operating manually.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Chris Leone, executive vice president of applications development for Oracle, said the new tool can help ensure leaders don’t have to keep up with every trade update manually.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
Instead, select multiple emails manually using the checkboxes, then click Delete or Move to archive them.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
The ghost of previous images would also haunt the current view post-refresh, prompting the user to intervene manually for clarity.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
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James Morris, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Chris Leone, executive vice president of applications development for Oracle, said the new tool can help ensure leaders don’t have to keep up with every trade update manually.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 May 2025
Instead, select multiple emails manually using the checkboxes, then click Delete or Move to archive them.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
The ghost of previous images would also haunt the current view post-refresh, prompting the user to intervene manually for clarity.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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