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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Recent Examples of exclusively
As Vanity Fair exclusively revealed back in November, the annual awards show, which honors performers in film and television, has been rebranded and is now known as the Actor Awards, presented by SAG-AFTRA.
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Maggie Coughlan, Vanity Fair, 1 Mar. 2026
In return, the AMPTP may be seeking to get the unions to agree to longer contracts, as Deadline exclusively reported.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026
Durkin scored 23 points exclusively on his 7 of 11 behind the arc, before hitting a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
And yet Rubio too presented a narrative of Western civilization as exclusively European and Christian, even citing two of his own 18th-century ancestors in Italy and Spain and somehow skipping over his parents, who immigrated from Cuba in 1956.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Maggie Coughlan, Vanity Fair, 1 Mar. 2026
In return, the AMPTP may be seeking to get the unions to agree to longer contracts, as Deadline exclusively reported.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026
Durkin scored 23 points exclusively on his 7 of 11 behind the arc, before hitting a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
And yet Rubio too presented a narrative of Western civilization as exclusively European and Christian, even citing two of his own 18th-century ancestors in Italy and Spain and somehow skipping over his parents, who immigrated from Cuba in 1956.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclusively
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And just like in the episode, the couple's fight didn't just take place solely in the park but on the street outside their apartment as well.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2026
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Afghanistan, however, said only civilians were killed in Sunday's airstrike.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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There could only be one reason for the black curtain hanging at Gampel Pavilion ahead of Saturday’s Senior Day game against Seton Hall.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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Floyd comes across as a purely kind soul, making his willingness to cheat on his wife seem out of character.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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If Earth were covered in a perfectly calm ocean with no winds or currents, the water would settle into broad hills and valleys defined purely by gravity.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Those are just some examples of how Chinese startups and tech giants are rapidly expanding worldwide, one year after DeepSeek’s AI reasoning model shocked global investors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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As launch costs plummet, space is no longer just for observation but for massive infrastructure to address clean energy needs and much more.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hardliners will race to fill the void, simply to survive.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Someone who gets deported might leave behind a wife and children — but unlike when someone simply loses their job, these families aren’t able to receive unemployment assistance, according to Garcia.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusively. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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