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

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

The 25-year-old started the final round with a one-shot lead and extended her lead to two with her first birdie of the day at the sixth as her playing partner Julia Lopez Ramirez struggled.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

Woods was clinging to a one-shot lead after bogeys on the previous two holes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 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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