1
as in innocently
with purity of thought and deed
the devout girl vowed to live her life purely and in the service of God
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as in solely
for nothing other than
I fish purely for the fun of it—I don't care if I end up with no fish to fry
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Recent Examples of purely
OpenAI is currently completely controlled by its nonprofit board, which is purely answerable to the company’s founding mission: ensuring that AI benefits all of humanity.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 June 2025
Dante Fabbro Based purely on his top comp, there might not be a free agent more interesting than Dante Fabbro.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Everyone in the movie was evaluated purely based on their salaries—the movie is titled Materialists.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 18 June 2025
Most purchases aren’t made through a purely logical process but are influenced by how customers feel in the moment—whether a price excites them, creates hesitation or triggers an impulse buy.
—Anton Timashev, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 June 2025
Dante Fabbro Based purely on his top comp, there might not be a free agent more interesting than Dante Fabbro.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Everyone in the movie was evaluated purely based on their salaries—the movie is titled Materialists.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 18 June 2025
Most purchases aren’t made through a purely logical process but are influenced by how customers feel in the moment—whether a price excites them, creates hesitation or triggers an impulse buy.
—Anton Timashev, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purely
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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The Iranian people look neither to the past nor the current status quo but forward—to a free and democratic future, where legitimacy derives solely from the ballot box.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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Zuckerberg famously earns only $1 as CEO at Meta, although the company provides him a $14 million allowance for costs related to security for Zuckerberg and his family.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Having only scored one openplay goal in his last ten games and flirted on the periphery of matches, the equation of how to integrate Haaland with a new cast of fluid attackers still had to be solved.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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One is simply that, while the probability of properly reprogramming at least one of the sites is high, reprogramming all seven is considerably more challenging.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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According to the lawsuit, the baby did not properly descend during labor—likely due to shoulder dystocia, a complication that occurs when a baby’s shoulder becomes stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
23 June 2025
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But faking your way through it might, Prasad exclusively told Fortune at the VivaTech conference in Paris.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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But namesake founder Ben Hedley knows that The Vault’s readers won’t settle for something as straightforward, albeit impressive, so he’s decided to exclusively offer the chance to work hand-in-hand with him on a custom car and to personally drive every detail of your own custom model.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
18 June 2025
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Gener struck out 75 batters in 58 innings while walking just 14.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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Tyrone Taylor hit a one-out single off Strider and stole second, and with two outs, Mauricio sent him home for just his third RBI of the season.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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Tristan Jarry — Jarry is in a slightly different spot than Graves simply because the goaltender was legitimately good in the final month of the season.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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But this project and others like it are not simply neighborhood-level matters to be settled by the loudest voices in a community meeting.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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And, without a control group (no kombucha over those eight weeks), the study merely compares different weight cohorts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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The court here declined to look at the issue as merely being one of whether an Anti-SLAPP law should apply in federal court or not.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Purely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purely. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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