exclusively

adverb

ex·​clu·​sive·​ly ik-ˈsklü-siv-lē 

-ziv-

: in an exclusive manner : in a way limited to a single person, group, category, method, etc.

an exclusively male/female clientele

I started working exclusively as an actor when I was 25 years old, and I had a good life.

—Bryan Cranston

With richer soil than New England, the Middle Colonies devoted themselves more exclusively to agriculture.

—Harold Underwood Faulkner et al.

"In some industries," says [Larry] Page, who spoke exclusively with TIME about the new venture, "it takes 10 or 20 years to go from an idea to something being real …"

—Harry McCracken and Lev Grossman

Synonyms

• alone
• just
• only
• purely
• simply
• solely

Examples of exclusively in a Sentence

his best paintings are the ones that he did exclusively for the sheer pleasure they gave him

Recent Examples on the Web

The new clip comes after Hilton shared the first official photos of her daughter exclusively with PEOPLE last month. —Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024

While the novel is told almost exclusively from Jason's point of view, the show jumps back and forth between a variety of character's perspectives, giving viewers more insight into different relationships. —Megan McCluskey, TIME, 8 May 2024

Until then, the least companies and organizations can do is exclusively buy DNA from providers who take security seriously, and urge any providers who aren’t screening to begin as soon as possible. —Kevin M. Esvelt, STAT, 8 May 2024

Marvel fans will be invited to enter the MCU as the lead characters in a new mixed-reality app coming exclusively to Apple’s Vision Pro headset. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2024

Watch the opening credits and hear the theme song exclusively via Billboard below. —Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 May 2024

The first are in the mold of Gem Security, the company’s latest acquisition (confirmed exclusively by Fortune). —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 May 2024

But more recently, there have been relatively prominent third-party candidates who seem to garner support almost exclusively from protest voters, not because voters want to send a message on the issues. —Nate Cohn, New York Times, 4 May 2024

The fare at concession stands was almost exclusively beer and reheated meat pies. —Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 4 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above