as in occasional
happening only once
this offer is a one-shot deal; if you refuse, you won't get another chance
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Recent Examples of one-shot
The one-shot nature of the episode posed a unique challenge for Erin Doherty and Owen Cooper, the two actors around whom the tense, hour-long scene is crafted around.
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Tiana Denicola, Variety, 10 June 2025
Bryson DeChambeau got up-and-down from 55 yards away in a bunker, making a 4-foot putt for a 1-over 71 and a one-shot victory over Rory McIlroy at Pinehurst No. 2.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025
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
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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Tiana Denicola, Variety, 10 June 2025
Bryson DeChambeau got up-and-down from 55 yards away in a bunker, making a 4-foot putt for a 1-over 71 and a one-shot victory over Rory McIlroy at Pinehurst No. 2.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-shot
Adjective
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The key is consistency – creating regular opportunities to develop listening muscles through practice rather than relegating Deep Listening to occasional workshops or retreats.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Because geniuses tend not to specialize in things like picking up after themselves, the human price is often paid by a long-suffering partner-secretary—wifely figures like Véra Nabokov, Sophia Tolstoy, and Alice B. Toklas, or the occasional husband like Leonard Woolf.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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And while the proposal may seem like a magical one-off, the story behind it is a decade in the making.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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By starting with a solid architecture, organizations can: • Move from custom one-offs to repeatable models.—
Rahul Bhatia,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“One-shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-shot. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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