one-way

adjective

Definition of one-waynext
as in unilateral

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Recent Examples of one-way Developers like Hui came to see the market as a one-way bet — why would the government spoil its own party? — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The tinted windows looked out onto the courts where Richardson trained some of the best young female players in the Rio Grande Valley, but the glass was one-way, and from outside, nothing that happened in the room was visible. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026 In Denver, that meant figuring out one-way streets and hills, Bonelli said. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 The amount isn’t enough to cover a one-way ticket to Port-au-Prince, which is around $250. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for one-way
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-way
  1. unilateral
  2. one-man
  3. one-sided
  4. personal
  5. single
  6. solitary
  7. individual
Adjective
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said any unilateral US action on Mexican soil would be a grave breach of her country’s sovereignty.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • More than 600 organizations urge Congress to block an administration plan to rewrite federal law and to resist the president’s unilateral moves to change historic sites.
    — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of unilateral
Adjective
  • Growing out of his one-man stage show of the same name, the film won the Best of NEXT Audience Award in its world premiere at Sundance before going on to distribution through IFC Films.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • After that came Ndamukong Suh, the erstwhile one-man gang who seemed more interested in guidance from friend and billionaire financier Warren Buffett than his coach Adam Gase.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of one-man
Adjective
  • Two players wore the same number during a punt return at Utah in a one-sided loss to open the 2023 season.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Regan is accused of assaulting a fellow trooper at the ReelHouse brewpub in Marina Bay on June 26 in a one-sided fight that was shown in a video taken off the bar’s security camera.
    — Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of one-sided
Adjective
  • Instead, detectives say the group used falsified invoices and documents and transferred cash into personal bank accounts.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For an undergraduate student living off campus, Detroit Mercy estimates $3,220 for transportation and $10,830 for personal and miscellaneous expenses.
    — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of personal
Adjective
  • There isn’t room on a roster to list all the positions where North Chicago senior Amari Earl could play in a single game.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Furthermore, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index retreated significantly from the record high set in the previous session, tumbling nearly 8% overnight to mark its largest single-day loss since June 5.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of single
Adjective
  • Stephen King‘s solitary story set in London is getting the TV treatment.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The endangered but often solitary cats are native to Southeast Asia, where their populations are declining largely because of habitat loss, the zoo said.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of solitary
Adjective
  • Hackett's suit, filed by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, seeks compensatory and punitive damages and names Arellano in his individual capacity as the sole defendant.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Models ranked some outcomes more consistently than individual evaluators.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of individual

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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-way. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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