one-way

adjective

Definition of one-waynext
as in unilateral

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Recent Examples of one-way Earlier this month, Metrolink raised fares for the first time in 13 years, with one-way ticket prices up 14%. — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Bain’s report offers its own illustration of the one-way pattern. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Prospective patients are sometimes given free one-way plane tickets, along with free housing and living expenses. — Ilan Shrira, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 Related The OpenAI engineer accused of planting a bug allegedly had a one-way ticket booked to Saudi Arabia. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 13 Oct. 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
  • Cuba described it as a unilateral decision to downgrade relations, limiting them to consular matters.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • When Brazil ratified the agreement, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva described it not as a trade policy achievement but as a reaffirmation of multilateralism in an era of unilateral tariffs.
    — JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of unilateral
Adjective
  • The autumn of Austin Abrams marches on with Whalefall, his second one-man genre exercise in the span of a month.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But before the diagnosis, before his extraordinary career, Willis was already a star behind the bar, a one-man Rat Pack with style and swagger to spare, not unlike one of his heroes, Frank Sinatra.
    — Sam Kashner, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of one-man
Adjective
  • The one-sided manner of Watford’s defeat was, on the one hand, a great credit to him and his players.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Beneath its upbeat production, the lyrics offer a clever reminder that accountability is rarely one-sided.
    — qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of one-sided
Adjective
  • One is that with the noise in the tank, the crew will have to use the sort of personal helmet microphones as used by helicopter pilots.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • More broadly, the season moved away from formulaic dressing toward a more individual, instinctive approach to style, where contrasting references and personal expression take precedence over a single aesthetic.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of personal
Adjective
  • To profile their activity in patients with SCLC, the researchers analyzed tumor samples and non-affected biopsies from a dozen patients using single-cell RNA sequencing and immunophenotyping.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The judge also said the impact of the White House ban goes far beyond a single reporter's ability to do their job.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of single
Adjective
  • Though there is a political risk inherent in striking out in a solitary direction, there can also be reward.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Gash’s weakest moments come in times like these, when the band strips back its sound into solitary parts that fail to gel.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of solitary
Adjective
  • For one thing, individual stocks are more volatile than an index fund and the five-year holding period means millions of shareholders can’t sell if things go wrong.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • There is one possibility that only wave crests will meet at this point, and the resulting wave will be four times bigger than the individual ones (constructive interference).
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
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