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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
Businesses trying to get ahead of tariffs might have played a role in the import spike — but that would have been a one-off impact, not an ongoing hit to GDP growth.
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
Mineral reunited in 2014 after a 16-year hiatus but have been completely inactive since a one-off at Furnace Fest in 2021.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
But nothing gives this adaptation — which otherwise might have easily been forgotten as a quirky '90s made-for-TV one-off — so much fairy dust as a glimmering Whitney Houston playing the best-ever fairy godmother.
—EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Barge also produced a one-off album by an ad hoc group of Chicago pro athletes, including Dan Hampton, Troy Murray and the legendary Walter Payton.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
Mineral reunited in 2014 after a 16-year hiatus but have been completely inactive since a one-off at Furnace Fest in 2021.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
But nothing gives this adaptation — which otherwise might have easily been forgotten as a quirky '90s made-for-TV one-off — so much fairy dust as a glimmering Whitney Houston playing the best-ever fairy godmother.
—EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Barge also produced a one-off album by an ad hoc group of Chicago pro athletes, including Dan Hampton, Troy Murray and the legendary Walter Payton.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-off
Adjective
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His only real competition for the honor is Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, but even then, Gilgeous-Alexander was a clear frontrunner at that point.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Rays aren’t definitively the only hold-up, though.—
Evan Drellich,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The show will feature special guests and a musical performance.—
Debbie Day,
EW.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The business was run by James and Kelly Bracken, who own Riverdale Materials LLC, which was sued in 2018 by a competing company that said Jackson gave the business special treatment in his position as mayor.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The seemingly darker avant-garde direction the Grammy winner appeared to be heading signaled for many fans a return to the unique Gaga sounds that characterized peerless projects like The Fame Monster and Artpop.—
Chris Malone Mendez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Watch Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on Disney+ Eternals After exterminating the invasive Deviants, the Eternals, a group of ancient heroes with unique powers, separate for 500 years.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Atlanta's lone run came in the seventh inning when Luke Williams hit a solo home run to left field.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Moore is the lone woman in a boys’ club of celebrated actors, including Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, and Kevin Spacey.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-off. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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