manually
adverb
ma·nu·al·ly
ˈman-yə-wə-lē 
-yə-lē,
-yü-ə-lē
: by hand and not by machine : by manual methods
We have to enter the data manually.
Each winch drum is attached to gears which are turned manually by a large wheel mounted on the inboard side.—
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Spicy image-blurring may be enabled by default on some devices, but others will need to turn it on manually.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
Airbnb finally brought it to the US and globally in 2023, but at the time users had to manually turn it on by switching on a toggle in the search results.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Orders that used to take over an hour to pick manually are now done in minutes, and many orders can be processed at the same time.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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There is no need to manually enter a promo code to unlock this offer.
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
Airbnb finally brought it to the US and globally in 2023, but at the time users had to manually turn it on by switching on a toggle in the search results.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Orders that used to take over an hour to pick manually are now done in minutes, and many orders can be processed at the same time.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
How to Sign Up With This FanDuel Promo Code Offer
There is no need to manually enter a promo code to unlock this offer.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Manually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manually. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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