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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
The organization, also a Chevrolet partner, has three full-time cars and room for a one-off spot.
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Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Hunter-Reay, in a one-off entry for DRR-Cusick Motorsports, won the Indy 500 in 2014 as a driver for Andretti Global.
—CBS News, 25 May 2025
This may make sense for a one-off activity such as climbing a mountain.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2025
Future-Proofing: Scaling What Works First-party data activation isn’t a one-off project.
—Motasem El Bawab, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Hunter-Reay, in a one-off entry for DRR-Cusick Motorsports, won the Indy 500 in 2014 as a driver for Andretti Global.
—CBS News, 25 May 2025
This may make sense for a one-off activity such as climbing a mountain.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2025
Future-Proofing: Scaling What Works First-party data activation isn’t a one-off project.
—Motasem El Bawab, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-off
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Or, put another way, the only high school student to ever run faster than the 39.64 is Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin of Scotch Plains N.J. Union Catholic who set the national record of 38.90 in 2017 at the Arcadia Invitational.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The only way in was through the resale market, where just hours before first pitch on Friday, the lowest price (fees and taxes included) for a pair of tickets on StubHub was $209.52.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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While a few breeds, such as the Turkish Van, are known to enjoy the occasional swim, the average house cat is famously water-averse.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Having the occasional treat or missing a workout is okay.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
4 June 2025
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The news arrives just days before Duran Duran kick off their European and U.K. tour with Rodgers and CHIC joining as special guests.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
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But even by such a high standard this triptych is special as a work of art and a piece of history.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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More Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Entering the final round on Sunday, Scheffler held a one-shot lead over Griffin.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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The one-shot color design simplifies processing, though the 1 fps frame rate limits planetary use.—
Damian Peach,
Space.com,
28 May 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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But that physical training couldn’t prepare him for the unique psychological experience of reaching the top of the world--and then returning safely.—
Mark Joyella,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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This is not unique to Arizona, Famiglietti said, with similar signs of disappearing groundwater happening in the agriculture-heavy Central Valley in California.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Nunes’ lone loss during her dominant stretch came against Peña.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The lone exception was Heather Wilson, president of the University of Texas at El Paso and a former Republican member of the House of Representatives and Secretary of the Air Force during the first Trump administration.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-off. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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