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Recent Examples of one-way
The price of a one-way flight on this route peaked at around $450 this week.
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César Rodríguez, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
In Rustic Canyon, two one-way streets run parallel to each other and the creek runs between to the sea, and on either side the hill is very steep.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025
Hennen was arrested at a Las Vegas airport on Sunday before he was set to board a one-way flight to Colombia.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Her voyage to space, as the scientists who worked with her knew, was only ever meant to be a one-way trip.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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César Rodríguez, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
In Rustic Canyon, two one-way streets run parallel to each other and the creek runs between to the sea, and on either side the hill is very steep.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025
Hennen was arrested at a Las Vegas airport on Sunday before he was set to board a one-way flight to Colombia.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Her voyage to space, as the scientists who worked with her knew, was only ever meant to be a one-way trip.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-way
Adjective
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Johnson, as Speaker, has the unilateral power to appoint the panel chair and members.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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In a second Trump administration, however, OMB leadership may be less focused on restraint and more on asserting unilateral presidential power.—
Bridget C.E. Dooling,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His chest-thumping, cascade of worrying legislation during one-man rule, attacks on the private sector, infighting and the growing distrust within the PHTK political party over his successor and own personal involvement with corrupt individuals created a perfect storm.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Outside of Ryan Donato, a one-man shooting machine, Nazar is second among the Blackhawks over the last 18 games with 7.35 individual scoring chances per 60 minutes in all situations, minimum 200 minutes.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the relationship is less one-sided in the movie.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
7 Dec. 2024
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That streak is now all but certain to reach seven consecutive wins after a four-touchdown game in primetime that was so one-sided the Bills pulled Allen to avoid risking injury with Buffalo leading 35-10 early in the fourth quarter.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Wanting to engage with the complexity of that relationship by speaking about race and identity in a frank way that is both personal and political.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Emotional healing on the home front can lead to deep personal transformation.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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For example, all three major airports in the Washington, D.C. area saw records for the most firearms detected in a single year.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Investigating financial fraud and mismanagement in small local governments, The Star found that local leaders, either out of necessity or convenience, sometimes place broad financial authority in the hands of a single person and then fail to properly keep tabs on their actions.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In any event, the solitary vehicle didn’t get very far.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Championship leaders’ advantage has been trimmed to a solitary point.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Unions are certain to file legal challenges, but individual workers who are reclassified under the new order would have to go through an administrative process before the Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent three-member panel appointed by the president.—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Tailor gratitude efforts to individual preferences to ensure everyone feels valued.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-way. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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