entirely
adverb
en·tire·ly
in-ˈtī(-ə)r-lē 
ˈen-ˌtī(-ə)r-
1
: to the full or entire extent : completely
I agree entirely
you are entirely welcome
2
: to the exclusion of others : solely
entirely by my own efforts
Examples of entirely in a Sentence
are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
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But treating it as a future phase is missing the point entirely.
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Tia Smith, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
If the ice starts disappearing entirely in summer, global temperatures could rise an extra 0.19 degree C by 2050.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
The region lacks access to quality education, health care and essential public services; electricity outages are common, and during harsh winters, villages are often cut off entirely from the outside world.
—Natela Grigalashvili, The Dial, 20 May 2025
The discovery of the ozone hole led directly to the Montreal Protocol just two years later – an agreement that froze the production and use of ozone-depleting substances at 1986 levels and set the groundwork for phasing them out entirely.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 May 2025
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Tia Smith, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
If the ice starts disappearing entirely in summer, global temperatures could rise an extra 0.19 degree C by 2050.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
The region lacks access to quality education, health care and essential public services; electricity outages are common, and during harsh winters, villages are often cut off entirely from the outside world.
—Natela Grigalashvili, The Dial, 20 May 2025
The discovery of the ozone hole led directly to the Montreal Protocol just two years later – an agreement that froze the production and use of ozone-depleting substances at 1986 levels and set the groundwork for phasing them out entirely.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 May 2025
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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