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Recent Examples of one-way
Florida ranked second on the U-Haul Growth Index, which analyzes one-way customer transactions during 2025, according to the moving company.
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
According to CruiseMapper, the vessel is currently on a 17-day, one-way voyage from Fort.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Start this portion of the Florida National Scenic Trail—the Florida Trail, for short—from Southwest 79th Terrace in Jasper, then hike past cypress trees and limestone bluffs on the nearly eight-mile one-way trip to Holton Creek River Camp.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Unless the aircraft are designed for one-way missions or can recover independently elsewhere, their reuse would be limited.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-way
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Latin American leaders rejected the unilateral use of military force against the South American country.—
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Any unilateral invasion is a pretext for any other unilateral invasion, which is why each must always be repudiated, regardless of the moral justification.—
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The ball caromed to him for a one-man fast break.—
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Low Volts, his one-man, four-piece band, was named in his great-grandfather’s honor.—
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The Patriots spanked the Miami Dolphins 38-19, a one-sided affair that looks even worse considering that the Patriots appear to not be going anywhere any time soon.—
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Those concerns gained traction as more families shared their stories in the media or testified before Congress, including of AI chatbots that sparked one-sided attachments, or even romantic relationships, with children too young to understand the implications.—
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Investigators also found that Cowles linked his company card to his personal PayPal account and transferred funds to third parties.—
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Use moodier colors and personal details to create a cozy, lived-in feel.—
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According to another shopper, the battery lasts long enough to clean their entire apartment in one single charge.—
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Cosmic said the Santa Rosa home is the first single-family home being built using its AI technology.—
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Many solitary bees, moths, and other pollinators overwinter in old leaf litter or in the hollow stems of perennial plants.—
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The seventh and senior justice, Jorge Labarga, born in Cuba and raised in Pahokee, will continue to write solitary dissents.—
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Think spa-like spaces that cater to your individual rituals, preferences and self-care routines, according to the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s 2026 Bath Trends report.—
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Weiser, who is running for governor in this year’s election, characterized the attacks as Trump trying to leverage the power of the executive branch to exercise unconstitutional authority over how individual states conduct elections and oversee their criminal justice systems.—
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“One-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-way. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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