single-handedly

adverb

Definition of single-handedlynext
as in independently
without aid or support the team's star slugger hit three home runs, effectively winning the game single-handedly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for single-handedly
  1. alone
  2. separately
  3. solely
Adverb
  • This year alone, all but two of the 22 instances of a player getting knocked down on field goal and extra point tries have been playing that spot either on the left side (Forsyth 15 times) or the right side (Alex Palczewski three times, Calvin Throckmorton twice).
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
  • This month, there have been multiple shootings in the city — three that took place on Election Day alone.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of alone
Adverb
  • That was followed by Netflix reaching pacts with France’s broadcasting authorities that would see the U.S.-based streamer invest 20 percent of its annual revenue in France, in both TV series and movies, and separately with French cinema guilds to invest in French and European films.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The teams at SpringHill and Fulwell 73, whose partners include James Corden, are looking at what’s happening in the media and entertainment sector and believe that consolidation would create a stronger entity rather than leaving each separately, one source said.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of separately
Adverb
  • Research and development expenses were eliminated following a business model shift to focus solely on manufacturing for Medtronic, compared to $2.8 million in the previous year.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • A lot of people mistakenly attribute the Basel Social Club solely to me, maybe just because of my role as a gallerist, but Hannah plays a pivotal role in in the artistic direction of that project.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of solely
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single-handedly

single-minded

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