as in independently
without aid or support
she was adamant that if she was expected to do the project single-handed, she should not have to share the credit afterward
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Recent Examples of single-handed
Elinor’s single-handed battle against the coldblooded gang is tied to this novel’s timely theme: how men have always underestimated women and how women have used that to their advantage.
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Carol Memmott, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
In a preprint paper published online today, OpenAI has managed to teach its robot hand to solve a much more difficult version of in-hand cube manipulation: single-handed solving of a 3x3 Rubik’s cube.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2019
Carol Memmott, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
In a preprint paper published online today, OpenAI has managed to teach its robot hand to solve a much more difficult version of in-hand cube manipulation: single-handed solving of a 3x3 Rubik’s cube.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-handed
Adverb
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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But across All-Star Weekend, Leonard made nothing but noise on his name alone.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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Gilbert says that recently, someone told her about traveling alone in Asia and meeting another woman, in Thailand, who was also traveling on her own.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In 2023, the firm was separately contracted to develop a linear aerospike rocket engine for a spaceplane demonstrator.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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At one point, officials claimed Fullerton fans were blowing a whistle in the stands and separately issued a yellow card on an adult on the sidelines who was not dressed in Fullerton colors and didn’t appear to be an official member of the team.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Otherwise, Emmanwori is the kind of player who can single-handedly wreck offensive drives.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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The case for D’Amaro To be fair, D’Amaro is not single-handedly responsible for any of these Disney Parks’ problems.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Single-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single-handed. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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