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
Bryan CranstonWith richer soil than New England, the Middle Colonies devoted themselves more exclusively to agriculture.—Harold Underwood Faulkner et al.
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
Harry McCracken and Lev GrossmanExamples of exclusively in a Sentence
his best paintings are the ones that he did exclusively for the sheer pleasure they gave him
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However, Taco Bell pushed to move the day exclusively to Tuesdays.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The private archeological company exclusively searches for treasure and artifacts from the 1715 Treasure Fleet, a fleet of Spanish ships that sank off the coast of Florida in 1715 while carrying massive amounts of precious cargo, per the organization’s official website.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The Toyota plant in Kentucky makes the popular RAV4 Hybrid, the Camry, which went exclusively hybrid with the 2025 model year, and the luxury Lexus ES 350 and 300h.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
In such extreme moves, there might be too much danger for the financial markets, which could interpret such rate cuts as more politically driven and not exclusively economically based, said Shawn DuBravac, CEO and president at the Avrio Institute, a strategic consultancy.
—Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
The private archeological company exclusively searches for treasure and artifacts from the 1715 Treasure Fleet, a fleet of Spanish ships that sank off the coast of Florida in 1715 while carrying massive amounts of precious cargo, per the organization’s official website.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The Toyota plant in Kentucky makes the popular RAV4 Hybrid, the Camry, which went exclusively hybrid with the 2025 model year, and the luxury Lexus ES 350 and 300h.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
In such extreme moves, there might be too much danger for the financial markets, which could interpret such rate cuts as more politically driven and not exclusively economically based, said Shawn DuBravac, CEO and president at the Avrio Institute, a strategic consultancy.
—Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusively. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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