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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Recent Examples of entirely
After years of analysis, the animal turned out to be an entirely new species — one that lived millions of years longer than scientists believed possible for its kind.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Though the movie is shot entirely outdoors and largely features people on the move, mostly in the countryside but also in several turbulent city sequences, Ouédraogo (working with three cinematographers) composes images with poise and concentration.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The Medicare Enrollment Timing Trap Once enrolled in any part of Medicare, HSA contributions must stop entirely.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
This flight was entirely paid for by the State Department.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Though the movie is shot entirely outdoors and largely features people on the move, mostly in the countryside but also in several turbulent city sequences, Ouédraogo (working with three cinematographers) composes images with poise and concentration.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The Medicare Enrollment Timing Trap Once enrolled in any part of Medicare, HSA contributions must stop entirely.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
This flight was entirely paid for by the State Department.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entirely
Adverb
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Two participants mentioned that their depression had abated completely.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Across the Eastern Alps, scientists estimate that 30 percent of glaciers could disappear completely by 2030.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Our whole show is people saying bad things about each other the entire time, but to see someone actually physically do something like that was totally wild and really showed how far that Victoria was willing to go.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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This is admissions time this spring semester, and with these vouchers not being totally available to families until April, that's at the very end of the school year almost.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Several Persian Gulf nations have already reduced or fully shut down oil and natural gas production out of fear of an attack by Iran’s drone or missile arsenal.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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With a total investment of $520 million, the fully operational station is expected to generate 792 million kWh of electricity annually, that is enough to power around 600,000 households.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Yet, too often, this category is flooded with forgettable songs by big name artists who squeak into eligibility because their music was quite literally a last-minute contribution for the end credits.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2026
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Considering the general decline of pure album sales, short tracklist and a lead single that didn’t quite take over the world, The Romantic’s opening week total is nothing to scoff at.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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Kim Kardashian is a generational icon with more global name recognition than almost any living human and can be almost wholly credited with creating a new reality TV paradigm.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Sakaba is an unpredictable but wholly delicious contemporary Japanese restaurant.—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The sides and top of the bag are brown leather, which adds just enough contrast to pop against your outfit, and perfectly complements the bag’s gold chain and zipper.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
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Prior to Wednesday’s game, Torey seemed to explain the feelings of the moment perfectly.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Our art is to create something that’s identical and yet utterly different.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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No doubt that playful warmth played a part in him being cast as Luffy, a hilariously nonchalant, yet utterly sincere would-be pirate.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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While switching to an all-electric library thanks to a grant from Silicon Valley Clean Energy did require some plans to be re-done, that happened early in the process and wasn’t the cause for the delay in the library’s opening.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The epidemic of gerrymandering has spread from Texas to California to states all across the country.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entirely. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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