exclusively

adverb

ik-ˈsklü-siv-lē How to pronounce exclusively (audio)
Definition of exclusivelynext
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 Norwegian star Pia Tjelta (Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole, No Comment, Don’t Call Me Mama) has joined the cast of the second season of the international spy thriller hit series The Day of the Jackal, THR can exclusively reveal. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Out of the 20 largest donors and donor groups, 14 are either exclusively or almost entirely backing GOP candidates or aligned groups. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Tickets for Weverse Con Festival India will be available exclusively through BookMyShow. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026 Sequoia recently led Catalyst’s $30 million seed round, Fortune has exclusively learned. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclusively
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclusively
  1. solely
  2. only
  3. purely
  4. just
  5. simply
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  • Rather than relying solely on better control software, the team is investigating whether designing the robot’s mass, inertia, and force characteristics differently can make complex movements easier to achieve.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Firms do not apply or pay to be considered, and inclusion and ranking are based solely on the list's methodology.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of solely
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  • One woman writing for Hers described spending about an hour working up the courage for her first weight-loss shot, only to find the thin needle barely hurt.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • His films have so far ended in darkness, offering only the belief that light might exist somewhere ahead.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of only
Adverb
  • Everyone pretends the films were chosen purely on merit, but the slate often reads Hollywood with a lanyard and a conscience.
    — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Separately, the standard bars new dyeing and finishing operations, excluding purely physical finishing, from sending wastewater to municipal treatment plants, according to the environment ministry.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of purely
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  • The questions came after Zacharia made a brief debut to the media on Tuesday, taking just three questions from reporters after reading off a script.
    — Michael Birnbaum The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Genetic comparisons revealed that deep-sea viral communities in the region are almost entirely unique, with just 4 percent of their protein clusters matching global databases.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of just
Adverb
  • Demand, however, for multifamily will grow along with interest rates, simply because fewer people will be able to afford to buy a home.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • While the university grappled with yet another football scandal, an Ann Arbor moving crew simply got to work—sorting, packing and hauling away the remnants of a fallen career, one item at a time, over the span of six hours.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusively. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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