one-way

adjective

Definition of one-waynext
as in unilateral

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Recent Examples of one-way In days past, saying that communism was a mistake would have earned the artist a one-way ticket to Siberia. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 Move bike lanes to side streets, preferably one-way streets, which have dramatically less traffic. — Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 If one-way traffic had a definition… Qatar offered nothing in attack or defence with 11 men and made multiple ridiculous tackles. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Dwayne Hayes, an official from the Army's Strategic Threats Office, told participants that Russia is producing about 3,000 to 5,000 one-way attack drones, like Shaheds, per month and roughly 600,000 per month of the smaller first-person-view drones. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 23 June 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
  • For Tokyo, that complicates the effectiveness of any unilateral intervention.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • The decision preserves more than 125 years of precedent and delivers a clear rebuke to unilateral presidential power.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of unilateral
Adjective
  • Norway, up to that point, was, for better and worse, Selvik’s one-man show.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • By the time guests onboard Contigo wake up, pastries are already cooling, breakfast service is underway, and Adams is preparing for another 16-hour day running a one-man galley responsible for feeding both charter guests and the yacht’s 11-person crew.
    — Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of one-man
Adjective
  • Instead, when concerns arise, blame is routinely shifted, and responsibility becomes one-sided.
    — Mark Travers, CNBC, 5 July 2026
  • Friendship was a tender, absurd depiction of a one-sided, quasi-platonic infatuation.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026
Definition of one-sided
Adjective
  • Bryan West Madison Square Garden does hold personal significance for Swift.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • This podcast got me a boyfriend ever since Travis decided to use it as his personal dating app about two years ago.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of personal
Adjective
  • Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.
    — Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • Six days after the Yankees' first 15 batters couldn't get a hit off Bennett, the lanky left-hander retired the Angels' first 13 batters before Vaughn Grissom's fifth-inning single.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of single
Adjective
  • Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2026
  • These solitary, nonaggressive bees use small pieces of leaves to build their nests, causing only cosmetic harm to the plant.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of solitary
Adjective
  • Public health data has taught us that alcohol, which can be fine when consumed in moderation, can be harmful to individual and societal health in excessive amounts.
    — Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • This same format actually applies to individual episodes as well.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of individual

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