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as in only
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
an actress who commissioned a one-off dress from the designer for the Oscars
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as in occasional
happening only once
the tour is a one-off event to commemorate the band's 20th anniversary
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Recent Examples of one-off
But buying one-off home games against Group of Five and FCS programs is expensive — more than $1 million per game in some cases.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
In 2019, Formula E did a one-off season-ending race in Brooklyn.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
Unlike traditional software security, AI vulnerabilities emerge unpredictably, making one-off red-teaming exercises insufficient.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
The demand for April shows in Stillwater was such that the original plan for a one-off show expanded to four nights.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
In 2019, Formula E did a one-off season-ending race in Brooklyn.
—Kanika Talwar, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
Unlike traditional software security, AI vulnerabilities emerge unpredictably, making one-off red-teaming exercises insufficient.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
The demand for April shows in Stillwater was such that the original plan for a one-off show expanded to four nights.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-off
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The change was approved at a Aug. 27, 2019, board meeting where Curry was the only trustee to oppose the salary reduction, and several residents voiced concerns about how the decision could affect efforts to attract mayoral candidates, meeting minutes show.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Join 3 others in the comments View Comments Turkey is currently the only foreign country that exports eggs to the US, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.—
Hanna Park,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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When do most of us wear gowns outside of the occasional black tie wedding?—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Staff chat in Spanish during the occasional lull between rushes and fresh tortillas perfume the air, making the space feel like a friend’s dining room.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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The special focused on Mal and King Ben (Mitchell Hope)’s nuptials.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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This Year Most years, congressional budgets are incidental, often passing without a vote; however, this year the House budget bill is different because Republicans are pushing through their sweeping agenda via reconciliation, a special process that sidesteps Senate filibusters.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Gagné explained that a custom cable was built for the one-shot movement.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
28 Feb. 2025
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Early sequences like the one-shot hallway fight and Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) decapitating a man with a car door pushed the boundaries of comic book television.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Drinkwater didn't make one appearance in a Chelsea shirt last season, whilst Bakayoko spent the season in Italy on loan at AC Milan.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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Decisions made by engineers today, in other words, will determine not how one car drives but how all cars drive.—
Johannes Himmelreich,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Mar. 2018
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With Tatters on board, Rapyd Cloud was poised to deliver exceptional results with its unique performance stack.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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These quilts, each unique in design, color, fabric and size, have come from all over Los Angeles, Oregon, Ohio, Massachusetts and the United Kingdom.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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She was confirmed by a party line vote of 52-46, with a lone Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen voting in favor of her confirmation.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The lone other investing startup on the list, Capitalize, is appearing for the second straight year after raising a $19 million Series B round in August.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-off. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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