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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-handedly
Adverb
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This is apparently Skiba’s 14th feature since the start of 2020 alone.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025 -
One of the items on the agenda is investigating the results of a recent audit that revealed $2.3 billion of homeless funding is unaccounted for in Los Angeles County alone.—
Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Johnson and Reno passed the track between them, each working separately, adding and subtracting small pieces.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
8 Apr. 2025
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While chips are exempt from these tariffs, as the administration is expected to cover them separately, their stocks were cast aside in the broader risk-off plunge.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Diversify This idea is very similar to freelancing, but takes it a step further: why not diversify your skill set and your revenue streams instead of depending solely on one or even two sources (your job and your freelance business)?—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Blanketing our communities with descriptions that focus solely on crime is dishonest and hinders our efforts to achieve peace, especially those of us who have survived the unthinkable loss of a loved one to murder.—
Clementina Chery,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Single-handedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-handedly. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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