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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For years, scientists believed that rhythm was a skill exclusively reserved to humans, out of all mammals.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Gold House will celebrate the honorees through a slate of events from May 9 to 10, including the A100 Celebratory Reception co-hosted with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and East West Bank as well as the A100 Honorees Dinner exclusively for past and present A100 honorees and judges.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 May 2025
Jake, 28, begins in a teaser clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
In this guide, the term blow-dry brush is exclusively used for devices that blow hot air out of the bristles onto wet hair to dry and style your hair.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Gold House will celebrate the honorees through a slate of events from May 9 to 10, including the A100 Celebratory Reception co-hosted with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and East West Bank as well as the A100 Honorees Dinner exclusively for past and present A100 honorees and judges.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 May 2025
Jake, 28, begins in a teaser clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
In this guide, the term blow-dry brush is exclusively used for devices that blow hot air out of the bristles onto wet hair to dry and style your hair.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclusively
Adverb
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But it’s gained credibility thanks solely to the ineptitude of Democratic leadership in handling the bill and the fallout from the debate over it.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
7 May 2025
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Traditional lip balms also tend to focus solely on hydration and moisture retention.—
Jessica Fields,
Essence,
7 May 2025
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It is being manufactured at the Kia plant in West Point, Georgia, though only 20% of all the company's vehicle parts come from the U.S. or Canada.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Keyla Monterroso Mejia made her professional acting debut only four years ago, playing terrible actress Maria Sofia Estradra in the 11th and 12th seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2025
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And that can’t be achieved purely through cost cutting and eliminating inefficiency.—
Jill Standish,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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In planned developments, heating and cooling systems are normally purely the responsibility of the individual lot owners, and this writer has never heard of a ban on heat pump installation.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2025
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Goldschmidt’s homer was just his third of the season, but his second in as many games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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Blue made her tour debut on the 2023 Renaissance World Tour in Paris at just 11 years old.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Tarot horoscopes simply show the easiest path toward that growth.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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But before that, on the West Coast, a similar pink hue was simply the color of a doughnut box, introduced in the 1980s by families of Cambodian immigrants of Southern California who ran small bakeries in their new home country.—
Bedatri D. Choudhury,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusively. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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