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
There isn’t a single NHL team that wouldn’t want to add a fast winger that hits everything that moves to their lineup for the playoffs, especially if that speedy, physical winger is also on pace to score 30 goals and is a legitimately gifted one-shot goal scoring threat with rush attacking value.
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
This is one of the cleanest one-shots in Visions' entire three-season run so far, and it's told with lots of composure.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
French filmmaker David Moreau’s MadS is in some ways the platonic ideal of the one-shot film, using the lack of cuts to create a sense of propulsion and relentlessness that mirrors its characters’ descent into hell.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
This is one of the cleanest one-shots in Visions' entire three-season run so far, and it's told with lots of composure.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
French filmmaker David Moreau’s MadS is in some ways the platonic ideal of the one-shot film, using the lack of cuts to create a sense of propulsion and relentlessness that mirrors its characters’ descent into hell.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-shot
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Scam centers proliferating as criminal gangs flout laws In Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, a failure to consistently enforce laws against human trafficking, labor abuses and criminal activities have allowed cyber-scam centers to flourish despite occasional crackdowns, the report noted.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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While occasional scooting can happen, recurring episodes usually signal an underlying issue with anal glands.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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In one of the more disappointing local sports developments in the last 10 years, the Rangers’ 2023 World Series title now looks more like a one-off rather than the start to an Astros-like run.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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His age, though, precludes him from doing anything more extensive than a one-off show.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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“One-shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-shot. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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