as in solely
for nothing other than
his best paintings are the ones that he did exclusively for the sheer pleasure they gave him
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Recent Examples of exclusively
McDonald's Valentine's McNugget Caviar kit While supplies last, McDonald's is offering a McNugget Caviar kit, available exclusively online this month.
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Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 Feb. 2026
Sandoval has little experience as a reliever and has pitched exclusively as a starter since 2022.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Feed your Super Bowl party pals with 60 Kookaburra Wings for $60, available exclusively via online ordering.
—Mike Snider, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Up until this point, Chalamet wore almost exclusively Cartier.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2026
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Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 Feb. 2026
Sandoval has little experience as a reliever and has pitched exclusively as a starter since 2022.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Feed your Super Bowl party pals with 60 Kookaburra Wings for $60, available exclusively via online ordering.
—Mike Snider, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Up until this point, Chalamet wore almost exclusively Cartier.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclusively
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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Two neighbors with the same type of house could get charged very different insurance premiums solely based on a credit score, Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, said.—
Barbara Hoberock,
Oklahoma Voice,
6 Feb. 2026
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Extending that coverage to full humanoid bodies would require not only significant advances in manufacturing, but improvements in power efficiency and data processing, as well.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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Effective verification would likely entail having the abductor — or abductee — provide a unique piece of information only a handful of people would know.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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This decision from the Virginia court, although made on purely procedural grounds, is likely to increase anxiety among some Maryland legislators who are nervous about adopting their own new map, which is designed to create one additional seat controlled by Democratic voters.—
Sherrilyn Ifill,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Pentagon had established a network of 24 satellites purely for defense purposes.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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The more massive the original star is, the shorter the post-AGB lifetime, down to a minimum of just over 1000 years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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The family was seeking safety in the town of Bohodukhiv, some 60 kilometers (38 miles) west of Kharkiv, having fled their home further east just days ago, Ukrainian police said in a statement posted on Telegram.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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As the city's beloved staple of outdoor theater announces its 66th season of productions, Matt Wallace, producing artistic director of Kentucky Shakespeare, reminds the community of how the program has grown into more than simply a night of theater.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Feb. 2026
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Put simply, the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment is meant to protect a person from being prosecuted twice for the same offense.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusively. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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