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manually

[man-yoo-uh-lee, -yuh-lee] / ˈmæn ju ə li, -jə li /
ADVERB
by hand
Synonyms
STRONGEST
by hand nonautomatically
STRONG
artisanally effortfully nondigitally nonelectronically nonmechanically under one's own steam
Antonyms
STRONGEST
automatically by machine
STRONG
digitally electronically mechanically


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This process eliminates the need for specialists to manually trace the organ's boundaries, reducing the inconsistencies that can arise when different people perform the task.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

When the crew didn’t have a motorized base that cost about $10,000, they manually pushed a camera crane up a hill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Musk says the Roadster will be the last manually drivable car the company ever builds, and that tells you everything you need to know about where Tesla is headed as a company.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

The water level monitoring station for the lake is now so far out of the remaining basin that Durig does the measurements manually.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

For example, in addition to understanding the spacecraft’s automatic control panel, he was taught how to manually control the capsule in the event that the automatic controls failed.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson


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