one-to-one
adjective
ˌwən-tə-ˈwən 
-də-
1
: pairing each element of a set uniquely with an element of another set
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But rather than calling this Tina Fey’s Cowboy Carter, a truer one-to-one might be if Weird Al put out a Norah Jones album.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 May 2025
The program summary for 2024-2025 shows that more than 450 volunteer tutors worked with more than 800 students.
Lake County students with reading deficiencies at eight Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion schools are benefiting from individualized attention and one-to-one instruction.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
How to use it: Try sweetened condensed coconut milk as a one-to-one substitute for its dairy cousin in drinks, such as Thai iced tea and boba, or in dessert recipes, such as flan, key lime pie and fudge.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Turn one-to-one coaching into a group program that serves five times more people with the same effort.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 May 2025
The program summary for 2024-2025 shows that more than 450 volunteer tutors worked with more than 800 students.
Lake County students with reading deficiencies at eight Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion schools are benefiting from individualized attention and one-to-one instruction.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
How to use it: Try sweetened condensed coconut milk as a one-to-one substitute for its dairy cousin in drinks, such as Thai iced tea and boba, or in dessert recipes, such as flan, key lime pie and fudge.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Turn one-to-one coaching into a group program that serves five times more people with the same effort.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for one-to-one
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“One-to-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-to-one. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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