as in independently
without aid or support
either singly or with the cooperation of other nations, we must do something about this pressing environmental issue
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Recent Examples of singly
This arrangement allows a single operator to control any number of attackers, launching them singly or in groups as the situation requires.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Of course, air quality varies greatly within a singly country, especially ones as large as the United States.
—Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2024
They can be hung singly as ornaments in their own right, wired into wreaths, or, sliced and run through a dehydrator and strung with other goodies for a unique display.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
Almost every singly retailer offers significant Cyber Week discounts both in-store and online during this time.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Of course, air quality varies greatly within a singly country, especially ones as large as the United States.
—Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2024
They can be hung singly as ornaments in their own right, wired into wreaths, or, sliced and run through a dehydrator and strung with other goodies for a unique display.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
Almost every singly retailer offers significant Cyber Week discounts both in-store and online during this time.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singly
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Build Safety Through Regulation, Not Just Reflection Understanding your attachment style can bring powerful insight but insight alone doesn’t rewire your patterns.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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In an empty warehouse somewhere, McKenna leaves Stabler alone with Vincent Mathis, Emery’s thug.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 June 2025
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The justices also separately reined in orders seeking transparency at DOGE, the team once led by billionaire Elon Musk.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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The battle royale between the world’s most powerful man and its richest inhabitant appears to be mostly over, save for some residual skirmishing on the social media platforms separately owned by Trump and Musk.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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“Singly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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