one-way

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Recent Examples of one-way The blue line is also crowded, with 10 defensemen on one-way contracts, a group that does not include fellow roster hopeful Sam Dickinson. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025 Brightline hopes to capture around 12 million of the roughly 50 million annual one-way trips between Las Vegas and LA, 85% of which are made by road. Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 Shopping carts are pushed along a one-way path. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025 Introductory one-way fares start at $29. Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one-way
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-way
Adjective
  • The agreement gives the nine fair board members unilateral ability to end any possibility of housing on the property.
    Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Presidents routinely rely on AUMFs to justify unilateral military action.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Most community or local theater organizations are usually run as nonprofits by a collaboration of management and salaried acting talent and technical artists, Maverick is largely a one-man operation of a for-profit (though not much) theater.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Sheen took the boot and swung a machete around on a rooftop to the tune of a million Twitter followers in a day and die-hard fans cheering his meltdown one-man shows.
    Zoe Guy, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The newfound energy of gun safety PACs means that tragedy no longer produces a one-sided response.
    John J. Donohue, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In a shocking and dominant performance, Lesnar completely demolished Cena, delivering 16 German suplexes in a one-sided beatdown to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Celebrity contestants are taking the stage with personal anthem performances, launching a new season of competition and fan voting.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • As the Color of the Year phenomenon continues to drive kitchen design trends, with brands like KitchenAid announcing their own shade annually, consumers are increasingly reaching for colorful cookware as a way to express their personal style.
    Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • These acts are punishable crimes, and every single threat will be met with the full force of the law.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The Midong solar project is the world's largest single-solar power producer, potentially generating enough electricity for 5 million households.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Each breeding season, male leopard seals dive beneath the ice and repeat long, solitary sequences of five distinct call types for hours on end.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Both levels are far above EU rules demanding that individual members’ deficits should not exceed 3% of GDP, while their public debt should not surpass 60% of economic output.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Now, as legal attacks against telehealth providers put shield laws to the test, some states have moved to strengthen the laws by allowing providers to prescribe anonymously, reducing their risk of legal or individual harassment.
    Patrick Adams, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025

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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-way. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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