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
Last September, Deadline exclusively announced that Elordi and Robbie were tapped to star in Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, from MRC and LuckyChap.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2025
In addition to being able to survive on land, northern snakeheads can live in muddy, shallow waters that don’t have a lot of oxygen—ecosystems that are typically off-limits to other fish that exclusively absorb oxygen through their gills.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
After the upcoming season premiere, the series will shift exclusively to streaming on Peacock, leaving behind its longtime Thursday night home.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Although the first orbiting data centers will exclusively crunch data collected in space, some technologists think that power-hungry computing infrastructure would in the future do better in space, where solar power is constant and cooling is easy.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2025
In addition to being able to survive on land, northern snakeheads can live in muddy, shallow waters that don’t have a lot of oxygen—ecosystems that are typically off-limits to other fish that exclusively absorb oxygen through their gills.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
After the upcoming season premiere, the series will shift exclusively to streaming on Peacock, leaving behind its longtime Thursday night home.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Although the first orbiting data centers will exclusively crunch data collected in space, some technologists think that power-hungry computing infrastructure would in the future do better in space, where solar power is constant and cooling is easy.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclusively
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Saylor also wrote that the student's record record wouldn't be updated based solely on an unspecified finding in the National Crime Information Center that resulted in her termination.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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As for the cost of solar microgrids, the off-grid study mentioned earlier showed near parity in costs of using microgrids powered with a mix of solar and gas and solely gas-powered ones.—
Greg Robinson,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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This time, though, the satellites have not only been significantly upgraded, but represent the largest deployment for Amazon, the company said.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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The surprise only gained weight when the Steelers continued to select other positions of need for its roster other than quarterback on day two.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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From purely a value standpoint, the Browns clubbed an Aaron Judge-sized home run in their trade with the Jaguars.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Initially, these investments were approached with pause, purely because the value proposition for AI use cases was still unclear.—
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D.,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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But the Heat then scored just 21 points while shooting 1 of 6 (16.7 percent) on threes in the fourth quarter.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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By episode 2, the former Fireflies make it to an area just outside Jackson and see how heavily fortified the city is.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
21 Apr. 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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To do so, simply purchase a subscription to AMC+ through Prime Video at an additional $6.99/month (there's also a seven-day free trial).—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclusively. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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