as in completely
to a full extent or degree
are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
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Clive Rose/Getty Images Steiner believes the four-time world champion will assess his options next year, when F1 enters a new era of regulations with entirely new cars, which will be powered by internal combustion and electric power, with the ratio split equally.
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
As part of the executive branch under the authority of the president, federal statistical agencies are entirely at the president’s disposal with no external accountability.
—Thomas Stapleford, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
That's another story entirely… Keep reading for a full recap of The Gilded Age season 3 ending, and how each of our favorite characters and couples fared.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
The farm also runs partly on solar power and processes olives entirely onsite, emphasizing freshness and control.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
As part of the executive branch under the authority of the president, federal statistical agencies are entirely at the president’s disposal with no external accountability.
—Thomas Stapleford, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
That's another story entirely… Keep reading for a full recap of The Gilded Age season 3 ending, and how each of our favorite characters and couples fared.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
The farm also runs partly on solar power and processes olives entirely onsite, emphasizing freshness and control.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entirely
Adverb
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Atlanta Braves’ Wing Woes Waldrep is with Atlanta as the best option after injuries totally decimated the Braves’ staff.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Usually these products only control grasses and need about a month to be totally effective.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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SpaceX is developing Starship to be a fully reusable transportation system, meaning both the rocket and vehicle can return to the ground for additional missions.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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The impact of a fully individualized ESPN experience also remains to be seen.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Tanner, who is quite religious, was doing the latter.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Most of the utensils were pretty cheap, quite worn, and really should have been tossed a long time ago—including my black plastic spatula.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Soares finds tech firms’ current safety mitigations wholly inadequate.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
21 Aug. 2025
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The look was wholly evocative of Western style thanks to its lace trimmings and satin fabric at the waist.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The menu features succulent beef joints and tender game meats, accompanied by perfectly roasted root vegetables.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Turner’s music perfectly evokes on an emotional level the sentiment of the film, the essence of a place and people that only exist in the past, Aljafari adds.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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And Just Like That left us with felt, sadly and utterly disappointingly, far more one-dimensional.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kudos to Kan-Kan for making movie-going utterly pleasant.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Remnants of those influences are all around the country.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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His wife of 22 years, their three children, one grandchild and his church are all here in North Carolina.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Rinse and dry: Rinse everything thoroughly to remove the cleaner, and then dry the sink and fixtures completely with a microfiber cloth or paper towel.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
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Lynx guard Courtney Williams thoroughly enjoyed the latest revenge bout, an 86-80 win on Saturday.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entirely. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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