one-shot

[wuhn-shot] / ˈwʌnˌʃɒt /

ADJECTIVE

only

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alone

WEAK

apart by oneself exclusive individual isolated lone matchless once in a lifetime one one and only particular peerless single sole solitary solo unaccompanied unequaled unique unparalleled unrivaled

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Alex Fitzpatrick hit a sparkling seven-under-par 64 to seize a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

McIlroy briefly reclaimed a one-shot lead but gave that back with a bogey on 17, bending over in exasperation when he left a par putt just short.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Former Masters champion Patrick Reed powered into a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday with a bogey-free 66.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Scottie Scheffler battled the worst of the torrential downpours that battered Royal Portrush to shoot a commanding 64 and open a one-shot lead over Matt Fitzpatrick at the halfway stage of The Open.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

I sat there feeling myself a heretic, believing only in this one-shot life and the body.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

one-shot

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