as in independently
without aid or support
the team's star slugger hit three home runs, effectively winning the game single-handedly
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Adverb
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Lance has attempted only 461 pass attempts in college and the NFL combined, less than 16 QBs had in 2024 alone.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025 -
Retirement costs alone make up about 12% of the USPS's total expenses — but the Post Office has no control over where that money goes, how it's invested, or how it's disbursed.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Another survey by the National Sleep Foundation in 2020 found that one in four couples sleep separately, often due to issues like snoring, different schedules or infant care.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Spa Located separately from the main reception area, the spa is its private oasis, where lush greenery drapes the space.—
Jenn Rice,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after the memo was walked back, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on social media that the new directive was not a rescission of the federal funding freeze, but solely an unwinding of OMB's Jan. 27 memo.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Beisner still works for Old Well Management, but after the collectives merged, his duties no longer solely applied to assisting the men’s basketball program.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Single-handedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-handedly. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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