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Recent Examples of one-way
After the road opens one way Wednesday afternoon, with flaggers to allow traffic to intermittently travel both directions, the one-way conditions are likely to remain for another few days while the paving is finished, shoulders are built, and the road is striped, Hooker said.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Moving on isn't a one-way street, as the seven-time Grammy winner reveals — experiencing everything from bittersweet joy to burning rage following her split from fellow country artist Ruston Kelly.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
First, the outer boundary of these cosmic titans is a one-way light-trapping surface called an event horizon, the point at which a black hole's gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Burt buys Irving a one-way ticket and wishes him well as Irving heads off into the unknown.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Moving on isn't a one-way street, as the seven-time Grammy winner reveals — experiencing everything from bittersweet joy to burning rage following her split from fellow country artist Ruston Kelly.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
First, the outer boundary of these cosmic titans is a one-way light-trapping surface called an event horizon, the point at which a black hole's gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Burt buys Irving a one-way ticket and wishes him well as Irving heads off into the unknown.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-way
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Critically, the initiative calls for a blanket truce between the PA and Israel, during which both sides will carry out a series of confidence-building measures and cease unilateral actions, including settlement-building and armed attacks.—
Ghada Abdulfattah,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Mar. 2025
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Democrats have been struggling in how to deal with the dizzying flood of unilateral actions coming from Donald Trump these past 54 days, but tonight’s midnight deadline to keep the federal government operating will force them to take a stand.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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In many ways, this was a good thing—being a one-man Swiss Army Knife was an effective way to learn a ton of different skills that would eventually help grow my business.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Kiser likes to wear them tight enough that removing them isn’t a one-man job.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Even as sloppy or one-sided as Dawn’s subplots could be, Trachtenberg always transcended the material through her innate chemistry with Gellar.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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Thursday night, a tie game after the first period turned one-sided in a hurry, as the Seattle Kraken scored four goals in less than six minutes and cruised to a 6-2 win at Climate Pledge Arena.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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As a business owner, fostering an environment that promotes positivity, whether through workplace culture, networking, or personal mindset, can directly impact financial decision-making and success.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Randall Park has faced some of his greatest personal challenges in the past few months.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The girl responded that the issue is that every single video has her in it.—
Karen Fratti,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Some are able to do this while only raising a single round of capital.—
Alex Lazarow,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Paving the way for the franchise, the first story begins with a solitary ogre living in a swamp, whose life is disrupted when a horde of misfit fairy-tale creatures are exiled to his land by the villainous Lord Farquaad (played by John Lithgow).—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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More than 100 individual sharks have been detected, with the majority of sightings occurring in recent years and notably in shallow waters.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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School groups often occupy the facility from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays, so individual guests are encouraged to come at other times.—
Olivia Brandon,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Mar. 2025
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-way. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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