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
White, two-inch flowers appear singly or in groups of two or three on a stout stem about the same height as the foliage clump.
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Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
The bricks show up singly or in stacks across biennial venues.
—Briana Miller | , oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
The singers came out, usually singly but sometimes in pairs or groups.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Certainly, not even this stereotype is singly responsible for the difficulties that women encounter in breaking through the glass ceiling.
—Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
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Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
The bricks show up singly or in stacks across biennial venues.
—Briana Miller | , oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
The singers came out, usually singly but sometimes in pairs or groups.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Certainly, not even this stereotype is singly responsible for the difficulties that women encounter in breaking through the glass ceiling.
—Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
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“Singly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singly. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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