unaided
adjective
un·aid·ed
ˌən-ˈā-dəd 
: not provided with help or assistance
a star that is visible to the unaided eye [=that can be seen without a telescope or binoculars]
: not aided or assisted
paid for her education unaided by her parents
… he walks unaided except for a simple wooden cane.—
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Stars that change in brightness, known as variable stars, get brighter and dimmer; supernovas burst into view and then gradually fade away; and thousands of objects too faint to see with the unaided eye, like asteroids, move steadily across the sky.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
Enlarge / Opal Sandy (center), who was born completely deaf because of a rare genetic condition, can now hear unaided for the first time after receiving gene therapy at 11 months old.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024
On the day of the Great American Eclipse, the devil comet may become visible to the unaided eye, astronomers say.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
If both a camera and your unaided eyes are available to you, then experience the northern lights in both those ways.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 1 June 2024
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Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
Enlarge / Opal Sandy (center), who was born completely deaf because of a rare genetic condition, can now hear unaided for the first time after receiving gene therapy at 11 months old.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 10 May 2024
On the day of the Great American Eclipse, the devil comet may become visible to the unaided eye, astronomers say.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
If both a camera and your unaided eyes are available to you, then experience the northern lights in both those ways.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 1 June 2024
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“Unaided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaided. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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